Cases 4x higher than last month
CALLS FOR ‘EXTRA VIGILANCE’
CORONAVIRUS cases across the county are four times higher than they were a month ago.
Data released by Leicestershire County Council also shows the places currently seeing the most cases.
Seven-day infection rates are included in the data drop – and every district and borough now has a rate of more then 100 cases per 100,000 cases.
The authority’s public health boss, Mike Sandys, said the push is now for everyone living in Leicestershire to be “extra vigilant”.
Data relating to the fortnight of September 27 to October 10, shows there were 1,636 cases confirmed. The vast majority – 1,570 – were via community testing sites. A breakdown of the numbers shows 20 Medium Super Output Areas (areas with an average population of 7,000 residents used as a measure to track cases) in the county had more than 20 new cases confirmed. They were: Loughborough & University - 120 Oadby North & East - 100 Loughborough Storer & Queen’s Park - 82
Oadby South & West - 43 Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate - 40
Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial - 34
Narborough - 30
Kibworth & Great Glen - 30 Loughborough - Outwoods - 29 Enderby & GlenParva - 27 Loughborough Lemyngton & Hastings - 27
Kegworth & Belton - 26 Glenfield - 25
Fleckney, Kilworth & Foxton - 25 Mountsorrel & Rothley - 24 Hinckley Central - 24
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden - 23
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft - 22 Loughborough - Shelthorpe & Woodthorpe - 21 Countesthorpe & Kilby - 21
The latest data shows higher infection rates are now being seen in young people aged 16 to 24.
Mr Sandys said preventing the over-60s catching the virus would be crucial in protecting the local NHS and preventing local alert levels changing. Seven-day rates, another thing looked at the government when allocating alert levels, continue to rise across the county.
Councillor Jonathan Morgan, leader of Charnwood Borough Council, said: “This should serve as a stark reminder we cannot switch off and all have a role to play in tackling this pandemic.”