Biggest rise in Coronavirus in Scarborough

Yesterday saw the largest increase in the number of infections since the pandemic began.

According to the Office for National Statistics about one in 16 in Northern Ireland are likely to have had Covid-19 over the festive period.

Author: Local Democracy Reporter, Carl GavaghanPublished 22nd Oct 2020
Last updated 22nd Oct 2020

A further 31 coronavirus cases have been added to Scarborough’s total in the last 24 hours, the borough’s biggest rise since the peak of the pandemic in April.

Yesterday’s figures is second only to April 26 when 32 cases were recorded in Scarborough and came as the UK saw its highest ever number of cases in one day.

Some 26,688 tested positive for the coronavirus, the most ever in one 24 hour span in the UK, with 191 additional deaths related to Covid-19 recorded.

In Scarborough, the borough’s overall total now stands at 1,094.

The borough’s seven-day infection rate per 100,000 people, which had been the lowest in the county at 91, has now risen to 97, the same as Richmondshire.