The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum met today to brief the media (23 February 2021).
- Continued reduction of infection rates and cases in hospital
- Infection rates down from 96.6 to 84 per 100,000 for North Yorkshire
- Hospital cases down by 32 over 7-day to 245 for North Yorkshire
7 day infection rate/ 100,000 (week to 23 February 2021)
- England Average – 119
- North Yorkshire – 84
- Scarborough – 68
- Craven – 77
- Selby – 108
- Harrogate – 95
- Richmond – 101
- Ryedale – 87
- Hambleton – 68
7 day infection rate/ 100,000 (week to 16 February 2021)
- England Average – 136.6
- North Yorkshire – 96.6
- Scarborough – 65
- Craven – 43.8
- Selby – 119.2
- Harrogate – 98.2
- Richmond – 134
- Ryedale – 59.8
- Hambleton – 128.8
Hospitals
Hospital in-patients with Covid-19 (23 February 2021).
- All North Yorkshire hospitals – 245 (down of 32 in 7 days)
- ICU case in North Yorkshire -43
- Harrogate – 48 (down 19)
- York – 55 (down 8)
- Scarborough – 14 (down 4)
- South Tees – 128 (down 1)
- Darlington – 30(down 8)
- Airedale – 6 (down 23)
Hospital staff sickness 376 (down 29)
Hospital in-patients with Covid-19 (16 February 2021).
- All North Yorkshire hospitals – 265 (a drop of 78 in 7 days)
- ICU case in North Yorkshire – update not given
- Harrogate – 65
- York – 61
- Scarborough – 8
- South Tees – 121
- Darlington – update not given
- Airedale – update not given
Testing
No cases of concern of South African variant in North Yorkshire according to testing.
PCR testing capacity remains good.
Rapid testing / surge testing in place.
Vaccine
249,000 vaccinate in North Yorkshire
Now looking to vaccinate people over 65 and long term conditions
Schools
Primary schools all set to re-open on 8 March, relatively little change, twice-weekly testing of teachers
Secondary schools top open from the 8 March in a phase approach. Plans to test all pupils prior to return.
Facemasks to be worn when it is not possible to distance with a review over Easter.
Twice weekly testing of children
Wrap-around care also set to open,
Care Homes
235 care settings in North Y
64 have 1 or more cases (down from 75)
49 have 2 or more cases
80 staff or residents with covid-19
