A further 268 people were diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire on Friday, with a very slight drop in the virus' R rate.
The Government’s latest rolling figures, updated on Friday, show the number of infections recorded across the region was 1,244 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Sunday, February 20, the latest with weekly data available.
A total of 31,933 new coronavirus cases were recorded nationally on Friday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 18,804,765, with 120 new deaths recorded, making a total of 161,224.
The figures come as the National Audit Office (NAO) said the vaccine rollout was good value for money after saving 128,000 lives for a cost of £8.3bn.
It also comes as coronavirus’ estimated reproduction (R) rate is between 0.7 and one compared to the previous week’s of between 0.8 and one.
Local Covid-19 data for 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.
- East Riding of Yorkshire: 89,433 (+147)
The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid
Note: figures are for Thursday, February 24 as the NHS has stopped publishing daily updates
- In hospital: 130
- In intensive care: one
Covid death breakdown for each area
The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test result 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: 945 (Up one from Thursday, February 24, up four weekly to Friday, February 11 to 1,054 with coronavirus on death certificate)
Vaccinations
Government data up to Thursday, February 24 shows that in the UK, 139,698,351 jabs have been given so far, 52,606,239 first doses, 48,953,594 second doses and 38,138,518 boosters.
The local data shows:
East Riding: First dose 283,968 (90.3 per cent), second dose 270,879 (86.1 per cent), booster 228,280 (72.6 per cent)
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