Weekly Covid update for Hull and the East Riding

The Government's latest rolling figures has been published

Author: Local Democracy Reporter, Joe GerrardPublished 15th Mar 2022

The number of people in Hull hospitals with coronavirus has risen by 24 in one day to 161, according to the latest NHS figures.

Government figures show a further 3,234 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire in the week up to today (Tuesday, March 15). The latest rolling figures, updated today, show the case rate per 100,000 people across the region was 365.5 for Hull and 485.1 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Thursday, March 10, the latest weekly data available.

A total of 492,103 new coronavirus cases were recorded nationally in the week up to today, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 19,820,181, with 714 new deaths recorded, making a total of 163,095. The figures come as all remaining coronavirus restrictions on international travel, including filling out passenger locator forms and testing before entering the UK, are set to be lifted on Friday, March 18 at 4am.

Local Covid-19 data for Hull and the East Riding

The number of positive test results in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with new weekly positive test results in brackets.

Hull: 81,994 (+1,136)

East Riding of Yorkshire: 93,423 (+2,098)

The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid

Hospital figures go up to Tuesday, March 8.

In hospital: 161 (+38 from Wednesday, March 2)

In intensive care: two (- one from Wednesday, March 2)

Covid death breakdown for each area

The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test result in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with deaths in the last seven days, and deaths removed from the total following revisions to past data, in brackets.

Hull: 795 (Four in the seven four days, up four weekly to Friday, February 25 to 864 with coronavirus on death certificate)

East Riding of Yorkshire: 953 (Up seven in the last seven days, up three weekly to Friday, February 11 to 1,065 with coronavirus on death certificate)

Vaccinations

Government data up to Monday, March 14 shows that in the UK, 140,477,089 jabs have been given so far, 52,713,188 first doses, 49,226,170 second doses and 38,537,731 boosters.

The local data shows:

Hull: First dose 190,724 , second dose 175,480 , booster 130,103

East Riding: First dose 284,315, second dose 272,303, booster 229,512

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