Latest Coronavirus information for Hull and East Riding
The figures are accurate as of yesterday.
A further 1,710 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire, as of yesterday (Wednesday, January 5).
The Government’s latest rolling figures show the number of infections recorded across the region was 4,265 for Hull and 5,311 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Friday, December 31, the latest with weekly data available.
Data also showed there were 11,549 confirmed Omicron cases in Yorkshire and Humber, up by 727 in one day, with a further 59,909 probable cases being tested as of Friday, December 31.
The figures come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the UK was currently seeing the fastest growth in coronavirus cases to date, with 218,000 recorded yesterday.
Mr Johnson added that anyone testing positive for coronavirus on a lateral flow test should self-isolate immediately, rather than getting a further PCR test from Tuesday, January 11.
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: 57,667 (+755) East Riding of Yorkshire: 65,297 (+955) The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid:
In hospital: 84 (+ seven from Tuesday, January 4) In intensive care: five (+ one from Tuesday, January 4) The local areas currently worst affected by Covid are:
Ings (2,642.8 cases per 100,000 people) Kingswood (2,628.5 cases per 100,000 people) Sutton (2,546.2 cases per 100,000 people) The local areas with the lowest Covid rates are:
Sculcoates (598.4 cases per 100,000 people) Bridlington Hilderthorpe (885.1 cases per 100,000 people) Boulevard and St Andrew’s Quay (1,026.3 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: 747 (no change since Tuesday, January 4, up two weekly to Friday, December 24 to 821 with coronavirus on death certificate) East Riding of Yorkshire: 887 (up one since Tuesday, January 4, up two weekly to Friday, December 24 to 1,015 with coronavirus on death certificate) Vaccinations:
Government data up to Tuesday, January 4 shows that in the UK, 133,956,004 jabs have been given so far, 51,845,518 first doses, 47,523,676 second doses and 34,586,810 boosters.
The local data shows:
Note: technical issues on the Government’s coronavirus statistics page today mean local figures date from Monday, January 3.
Hull: First dose 187,758 (77.1 per cent), second dose 170,730 (70.1 per cent), booster 117,834 (48.4 per cent)
East Riding: First dose 281,709 (89.4 per cent), second dose 264,683 (84 per cent), booster 210,990 (67 per cent)