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Bridlington Still Low For Covid But Absence Drop Slowing

Bridlington North has the lowest Covid rates in the East Riding, though the drop in work absences caused by the illness is reducing.

A further 3,260 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across the East Riding in the seven days up to Sunday, January 30.

A total of 84,053 new coronavirus cases were recorded nationally on Friday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 17,689,885, with 254 new deaths recorded, making a total of 157,984.

The figures come as NHS England data showed an average 28,434 at English hospital trusts were off work due to coronavirus in the week up to Sunday, January 30.

The average was lower than the previous week’s of 30,375 but higher than the 17,836 recorded in the seven days up to Sunday, December 19, suggesting a drop in absences may be slowing.

Local Covid-19 data for 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.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire: 85,080 (+382)

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

  • In hospital: 90 (+ seven from Thursday, February 3)
  • In intensive care: two (+ one from Thursday, February 3)

The local areas currently worst affected by Covid are:

  • Bransholme East (1,816.5 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Gilberdyke and North Cave (1,633.6 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Gipsyville (1,451.3 cases per 100,000 people)

The local areas with the lowest Covid rates are

  • Bridlington North and Bempton (548.7 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Driffield Central (549 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Hornsea (552.4 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.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire: 927 (Up one from Thursday, February 3, up 11 weekly to Friday, January 21 to 1,041 with coronavirus on death certificate)

Vaccinations

Government data up to Thursday, February 3 shows that in the UK, 138,377,561 jabs have been given so far, 52,399,031 first doses, 48,520,513 second doses and 37,458,017 boosters.

The local data shows:

East Riding: First dose 283,508 (90.1 per cent), second dose 268,553 (85.4 per cent), booster 226,093 (71.9 per cent)

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