The seven places where Covid-19 is being suppressed
SEVERAL AREAS RECORDED VERY LOW CASE NUMBERS
SEVERAL areas of East Yorkshire are now recording barely any Covid-19 cases, according to Public Health England figures.
Cases across the country are seeing significant falls, with the country having been in lockdown for several weeks and the vaccine rollout starting to have an impact.
There are now seven areas across Hull and the East Riding which have hardly any cases and may indicate why the Government is now looking to lift lockdown restrictions.
That hasn’t been the case for Hull recently, although the latest figures show a slight drop in the weekly numbers.
But it does appear the wider picture is looking more positive with increasing areas of East Yorkshire registering fewer than three cases in the week up to February 14.
The average weekly rate across England is currently around 137 cases per 100,000 of the population, but in Hull that figures stands at 154.7 within an increase of 404 cases in the past week.
It is better news in the East Riding where the weekly rate is below the national average at 119.6 with 408 cases in the past week.
During the pandemic, Public Health England (PHE) has produced a useful map which displays data showing the rates of coronavirus infection in different areas.
It has opened up a glimpse into the peaks and troughs of infection rates across East Yorkshire.
The map is colour-coded from white, where the virus is being suppressed, through to green, where cases are low, and then through gradually darker shades of blue as the numbers increase, then to a claret colour and finally to a dark brown.
The map provides the seven-day rolling rates are calculated by dividing the seven day count by the area population and multiplying by 100,000.
The areas on the Public Health England map are not split into council wards, but into Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA), which are designed to improve the reporting of statistics in more localised areas.
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■ Newland Avenues in Hull
■ Greatfield in Hull
■ Cherry Burton,
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■ Skipsea, Beeford and Brandesburton
■ Burton Agnes, Rudston and Langtoft
■ Bridlington West
■ Kirk Ella
But some areas are still struggling. South Cave continues to reel from the outbreak at HMP Humber, but the good news is that cases have started to fall, with eight fewer in the last week with 46 now. But the weekly rate remains high at 627.5.
The East Ella are of Hull is also suffering a high weekly rate, which stands at 457.1 with 12 news cases and a total of 34.
There is also encouraging news regarding NHS hospital figures in Hull.
At Castle Hill Hospital and Hull Royal Infirmary the number of Covid-positive patients has fallen significantly over the past few weeks.
At its peak towards the end of January there were 264 Covid-positive patients, but that has now fallen by 100. On February 15 the figure was down to 161, although that has now risen to 172.
In mid-january, 17 of the sickest patients were on ventilation, but now the number has fallen to just seven as of February 16. are seven areas in East which are currently white virus currently suppressed.
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A NIGHTMARE neighbour threatened a woman with an air rifle and poured spaghetti and shampoo into her garden in a bizarre campaign.
Aspiring actress Carla Houghton, 35, of Clarendon Street in Hull, targeted her next-door neighbour, despite receiving a suspended sentence for harassing her in June last year.
Hull Magistrates’ Court heard how Houghton pointed the air rifle at her neighbour after first pouring spaghetti and shampoo into her garden.
She was handed the suspended sentence and a restraining order, but just a month later was at it again.
She made a number of phone calls to Humberside Police, claiming there were domestic incidents happening at her neighbour’s home.
Nigel Clive, prosecuting, told Hull Crown Court on Friday that Houghton also made a call to police telling them she had “been in a fight”, but when they found her she was found to be drunk and in possession of drugs while caring for her two-year-old daughter.
“The defendant’s behaviour caused significant stress to her neighbour and her family,” Mr Clive said.
“Her daughter has experienced panic attacks as a result. She says the family are on edge and she sits on a night watching CCTV and has no life.
“On December 12, 2020, she was found to be drunk in charge of a child. She contacted the police about a fight she had been involved in and they went to the location, but she had left.
“They found her on Park Street shortly after 9.30pm with her two-year-old daughter in a pushchair.
“The child was wrapped in a blanket, but looked very cold and weary. She had a small amount of cannabis and a wrap of white powder.”
Catherine Kioko-gilligan, mitigating, told the court Houghton has since lost custody of her child and her home.
She said: “This is disgraceful offending by her. It is right to say she was struggling to come to terms with the situation she found herself in.
“As a result of her previous offending, she lost her accommodation and was put into a hostel. Then Covid skewed her progress of finding a home.
“She turned to drink and drugs and found herself offending a month or so later. She lost her career – she is an actress and had just scored a lucrative role, but her employer has found out about her conviction and let her go.
“She has been addressing her mental health issues and is looking to change and get her daughter back into her care.”
Recorder Gavin
Houghton she had given a chance.
Sentencing her to six months’ imprisonment, he said: “The judge would have told you that if you offended again it would activate your suspended sentence. You were given a chance and threw it back into the face of the court.”
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