Further 851 people with coronavirus across Hull and the East Riding

A further 851 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire today (Monday, January 17).

The Government’s latest rolling figures, updated today, show the number of infections recorded across the region was 3,607 for Hull and 4,026 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Wednesday, January 12, the latest with weekly data available.

The latest Wellcome Sanger Institute data shows Omicron accounts for up to 92.5 per cent of new cases in Hull and 97.8 per cent in the East Riding.

The figures come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering scrapping coronavirus self-isolation laws after the period was cut from seven to five days today.

They also come as 84,429 new cases and 85 deaths were recorded nationally in the last 24 hours.

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 positive test results in brackets.

Hull: 64,755 (+384)

East Riding of Yorkshire: 73,687 (+467)

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

In hospital: 112 (+ three from Friday, January 14)

In intensive care: three (no change from Friday, January 14)

The local areas currently worst affected by Covid are:

Greatfield (1,718.7 cases per 100,000 people)

Bransholme West (1,664.2 cases per 100,000 people)

Snaith (1,644.6 cases per 100,000 people)

The local areas with the lowest Covid rate are

Driffield Central (596.1 cases per 100,000 people)

Cherry Burton, Leconfield and Middleton (758.6 cases per 100,000 people)

Burton Agnes, Rudston and Langtoft (833 cases per 100,000 people)

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 new deaths, and deaths removed from the total following revisions to past data, in brackets.

Hull: 757 (up three from Friday, January 14, up five weekly to Friday, December 31 to 826 with coronavirus on death certificate)

East Riding of Yorkshire: 903 (up four from Friday, January 14, up three weekly to Friday, December 31 to 1,020 with coronavirus on death certificate)

Vaccinations

Government data up to Sunday, January 16 shows that in the UK, 136,554,312 jabs have been given so far, 52,117863 first doses, 47,963,133 second doses and 36,473,316 boosters.

The local data shows:

Hull: First dose 188,886 (77.7 per cent), second dose 171,968 (70.7 per cent), booster 124,820 (51.3 per cent)

East Riding: First dose 282,726 (89.8 per cent), second dose 266,543 (84.6 per cent), booster 220,956 (70.2 per cent)