Further 875 people with coronavirus across Hull and East Riding
The Government’s latest rolling figures has been updated today
A further 875 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire today (Friday, January 28).
The Government’s latest rolling figures, updated today, show the number of infections recorded across the region was 2,793 for Hull and 3,090 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Sunday, January 23, the latest with weekly data available.
A total of 89,176 new coronavirus cases were recorded nationally today, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 16,333,980, with 277 new deaths recorded, making a total of 155,317.
The figures come as Office for National Statistics (ONS) data found there were 350,000 new coronavirus cases a day in the UK in early January, more than double official statistics reported at the time.
They also come as more than 300 scientists and health experts warned in an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that it was reckless to ease restrictions in the UK while more than 3bn worldwide remain unvaccinated.
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: 69,219 (+377)
East Riding of Yorkshire: 89,176 (+498)
The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid
In hospital: 114 (+ four from Thursday, January 27)
In intensive care: one (- one from Thursday, January 27)
The local areas currently worst affected by Covid are:
Orchard Park (1,594 cases per 100,000 people)
Greatfield (1,541.4 cases per 100,000 people)
Market Weighton (1,510.7 cases per 100,000 people)
The local areas with the lowest Covid rates are
Bridlington Central (435.1 cases per 100,000 people)
Cherry Burton, Leconfield and Middleton (478.2 cases per 100,000 people)
Driffield East and Nafferton (553 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: 766 (up one from Thursday, January 27, up three weekly to Friday, January 15 to 835 with coronavirus on death certificate)
East Riding of Yorkshire: 918 (up two from Thursday, January 27, up seven weekly to Friday, January 14 to 1,030 with coronavirus on death certificate)
Vaccinations
Government data up to Thursday, January 27 shows that in the UK, 137,770,110 jabs have been given so far, 52,297,579 first doses, 48,314,633 second doses and 37,157,898 boosters.
The local data shows:
Hull: First dose 189,594 (77.9 per cent), second dose 173,020 (71.1 per cent), booster 127,131 (52.3 per cent)
East Riding: First dose 283,281 (90 per cent), second dose 267,771 (85.1 per cent), booster 224,229 (71.2 per cent)