Further 1,649 people with Covid-19 across Hull and the East Riding
The Government's latest rolling figures have been updated today
A further 1,649 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire today (Wednesday, January 12).
The Government’s latest rolling figures, updated today, show the number of infections recorded across the region was 5,421 for Hull and 6,559 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Friday, January 7, 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 129,587 coronavirus cases have been recorded nationally in the last 24 hours, with 398 deaths, the second day in a row of 11-month highs.
They also come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted in Parliament today that he attended a Downing Street lockdown party in May 2020, with several MPs calling for his resignation.
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: 62,611 (+657)
East Riding of Yorkshire: 71,219 (+741)
The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid
In hospital: 100 (+ one from Tuesday, January 12)
In intensive care: four (no change from Tuesday, January 12)
The local areas currently worst affected by Covid are:
Snaith (3,480.2 cases per 100,000 people)
Bransholme West (2,767.3 cases per 100,000 people)
Hessle East and Anlaby South (2,659.8)
The local areas with the lowest Covid rates are
Burton Agnes, Rudston and Langtoft (1,162.8 cases per 100,000 people)
Bridlington North and Bempton (1,280.2 cases per 100,000 people)
Driffield West and Huggate (1,366.2 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: 753 (no change from Tuesday, January 11, up five weekly to Friday, December 31 to 826 with coronavirus on death certificate)
East Riding of Yorkshire: 896 (up three from Tuesday, January 11, up three weekly to Friday, December 31 to 1,020 with coronavirus on death certificate)
Vaccinations
Government data up to Tuesday, January 11 shows that in the UK, 135,739,326 jabs have been given so far, 52,011,835 first doses, 47,774,248 second doses and 35,953,243 boosters.
The local data shows:
Hull: First dose 188,532 (77.5 per cent), second dose 171,532 (70.5 per cent), booster 123,480 (50.8 per cent)
East Riding: First dose 282,315 (89.6 per cent), second dose 265,660 (84.4 per cent), booster 218,393 (69.3 per cent)