The stark total continues to increase with more than 30 deaths in the last week.
The Chief Exec of North Yorkshire County, Richard Flinton, says "team spirit and resolve" is needed to drive out the virus and to minimise further loss of life.
Mr Flinton Says..
"Today I ask everyone to remember one number – 841.
841 is the number of people we have lost In North Yorkshire to Covid-19 since the pandemic began. That’s 841 families who have lost a person they loved. A mum or dad, brother or sister, a son or daughter, a grandparent, a best friend. More than 30 people have died here in the last week alone. In a personal and professional capacity I share the sense of grief and determination to drive this virus out of our county and today I am asking you to show that team spirit and resolve like never before to help that happen.
North Yorkshire’s frontline NHS staff are now treating 85 more patients in the hospitals which serve our residents than in the first wave. 30 more people who need hospital care have been admitted over the last 48 hours alone. Our NHS colleagues are using words we hoped not to hear. They are facing ‘unprecedented demand’; they are in ‘a dangerous place’.
The councils' Director of Health and Adult Service, Richard Webb, says when you look at the total number of deaths across the UK and relate that to the population of North Yorkshire it equates to one and half times the population of Scarborough.
Richard Flinton added..
The new variant, which we know is much easier to catch than the original strain, is widespread across North Yorkshire and York and doing its best to drive infection still further here. And even though we are seeing the first small reductions in the rates of infections across the county there is a delay of around 10 to 14 days between someone testing positive for covid and developing the more serious symptoms, which may require hospital treatment. Therefore, a reduction in rates now will not translate into any relief for NHS staff for some time to come.
Only by acting collectively and consistently and making the right decision every day can we make the difference that will turn the tide on this and see us edge towards a better place.
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