Our region is still one of worst affected despite case rates going down
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE SEES INCREASE OF 72 CASES
NORTHERN Lincolnshire is still one of the worst affected regions in the country despite Covid-19 case rates slowly going down.
North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, and East Lindsey have had a collective total of 204 coronavirus cases confirmed, a significant decrease on recent daily cases.
However, the region still rank as some of the hardest hit areas in the country, with all three of them ranking in the top 15 local authorities.
North East Lincolnshire has seen an increase of 72 cases, meaning the area has now had 4,924 cases overall. The case rate currently stands at 366 cases per 100,000 population, which puts it at 8th in the country according to NHS statistics. North Lincolnshire has had a higher daily increase with 81 new cases, bringing the overall total number of cases there to 4,493.
The area’s case rate is currently still lower than North East Lincolnshire, however, with 332 cases per 100,000 population.
East Lindsey, which has seen its biggest spike in cases since the beginning of the pandemic, only has an increase of 51 new cases, putting the area’s total number at 3,175.
However, East Lindsey’s case rate is currently standing at 470 cases per 100,000 population, which makes it the fourth highest in the country behind Swale, Hull, and Thanet. Despite the case numbers going down, the NHS is still under pressure across Northern Lincolnshire. There are 160 coronavirus patients in hospitals run by the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 78 in Grimsby, 79 in Scunthorpe, and three in Goole.
The ICUs at both hospitals currently have seven Covid patients overall, with five in Grimsby and two in Scunthorpe. This news comes as a further five people sadly passed away in local hospitals in the area, which brings the overall coronavirus death toll in the local NHS trust to 221.
The latest stats mean that northern Lincolnshire hospitals have now seen 78 deaths since the start of the month, surpassing the first wave’s highest peak in April which was 72.
THERE were five more deaths from coronavirus in northern Lincolnshire hospitals yesterday as the deadliest month of the pandemic continues. November became the worst month for coronavirus deaths in the region yesterday when the total number of recorded deaths rose to 73.
The latest stats mean that northern Lincolnshire hospitals have now seen 78 deaths since the start of the month, surpassing the first wave’s highest peak in April which was 72.
These latest deaths come after a grim weekend for the area’s hospitals during which Friday and Sunday equalled the worst daily death rates of the first wave with seven each.
There have now been 221 deaths from coronavirus across The Northern
Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust which includes Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District.
During this month there has not been a single day without at least one recorded death from coronavirus across the three sites. Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 positive inpatients has fallen to 160 - 78 are in Grimsby, 79 in Scunthorpe and three in Goole.
Of those Covid-19 positive inpatients seven are in ICU, five at Grimsby and two at Scunthorpe.
On a national level there were a further 353 recorded coronavirus deaths yesterday bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 39,219.
Of these, 18 deaths reported were with no positive Covid-19 test result but with coronavirus as the suspected cause of death.
Patients were aged between 20 and 98 years old and all except 16 (aged 38 to 92 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
In the wider region, the North East and Yorkshire recorded 85 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday which was only topped by the Midlands which recorded 94.
The number of Covid-19 positive inpatients has fallen to 160 - 78 are in Grimsby, 79 in Scunthorpe and three in Goole.