How region’s Covid case rate has changed over past five months
CASES SPIKED BETWEEN 770 AND 1,019 IN NOVEMBER
THIS graph shows just how far North and North East Lincolnshire have come in only a few months.
The region has recorded one of the highest Covid-19 case rates in England in November when cases spiked between 770 and 1,019. But, thankfully, cases have dropped rapidly since then with about 160 to 200 new weekly cases reported in each region in February so far.
The estimate is that around one in three people with the virus do not show symptoms
Stephen Pintus, the joint Director of Public Health for North and North East Lincolnshire
BUT ARE NOW DROPPING RAPIDLY
The Government has been tracking the total coronavirus case rate across the UK on a weekly basis to help track the spread of the virus. Between August 28 and February 19, North East Lincolnshire has recorded 7,166 cases, with its highest at 1,019 on November 6 and lowest at 5 on August 28.
North Lincolnshire has recorded a total of 7,081 cases es within the same time e frame, with its highest at
770 on November 13 3 and lowest at 11 on n August 28. As of Febru- ary 19, the latest data a available, North East t Lincolnshire recorded a total of 202 cases and d North Lincolnshire had d a total of 160
A total of 102,405 peo- - ple have received a Covid-19 vaccine since December 8, with 48,205 in North East Lincolnshire and 54,200 in North Lincolnshire. This equates to about 35 per cent of the population in North East Lincolnshire and 38 per cent in North Lincolnshire.
It comes as Stephen Pintus, pictured below, the joint Director of Public Health for North and North East Lincolnshire, urges caution as the country moves towards the end of lockdown.
He said: “It is important that we keep an eye on transmission and preventing transmission.
“We have extended the testing regime and we’re targeting critical workers who are having to go out – they can’t work from home. “This is to identify people who are infected but are not showing any symptoms. The estimate is that around one in three people with the vi virus do not show sympto toms.
“Anyone who has tested p positive must self-isolate. This is essential to stop the spread of Covid-19. “The way out of restricti tions and a return to a more normal way of life is now possible if we all concentr trate on following the rules fo for the next few months. We m must keep going.”
PEOPLE aged 60 and over are being invited to book their Covid19 vaccine appointments.
It comes only six days after people aged 65 and over in North East Lincolnshire began receiving their vaccine invites.
Almost two million letters will hit doormats across the country from Monday, March 1, as the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, gains fresh momentum.
They will invite people to make an appointment quickly and simply through the national booking service, for slots in one of dozens of Vaccination Centres and community pharmacies across the region.
They have been sent after around four in five people aged 65 to 69 took up the offer of a vaccination.
More than 2.6 million people in the North East and Yorkshire and about 17 million people across England, over a third (35 per cent) of the adult population, have now received their vital first dose of the vaccine.
NHS chief executive, Sir Simon
Stevens, said: “Since around four fifths of 65 to 69 year olds have now been vaccinated, we’re rapidly working our way down the generations, with people aged 60+ now able to come forward. “And as expected vaccine supply increases in March, we’re planning for further acceleration as we head towards Easter.”
The push to get as many of the most at-risk people protected means nine in 10 people in the top four priority groups have received their first dose.
The minority of those who are eligible but have not yet chosen to come forward are still able to book an appointment, and the NHS is urging them to do so as soon as possible.
Dr Yvette Oade, medical lead for the programme in the region said: “NHS staff and volunteers have done an incredible job delivering vaccines to millions of people across the North East and Yorkshire in such a short time, and I know they will be looking forward to welcoming tens of thousands more over the coming days. “When you receive your invite, or if you have received one already but not taken up the offer yet, please book as soon as you can so that you can join the millions of people who have already benefited from the safe and effective vaccines we have.”
“If you are not in one of the eligible groups, please continue to wait for us to contact you when it is your turn, and whether you have had your vaccine or not, please continue to follow all the guidance in place to control the virus and save lives.”
People are being invited to be vaccinated in order of risk, which increases with age or with some underlying health conditions. The latest invites come after the NHS wrote out to almost 450,000 people aged 64, along with 600,000 who have recently been asked to shield and not yet been vaccinated.
People can use the national booking service to reserve a slot at one of more than NHS Vaccination Centres or almost 200 pharmacyled services across the country. The booking service can be accessed at http://www.nhs.uk/ covid-vaccination. Those who cannot go online can call 119 free of charge.
NHS teams are visiting those who are housebound and cannot travel to a vaccination service.
A WOMAN was left bloodied and unconscious after having her head smashed against a brick wall in a shocking, random street attack.
The woman was walking near to Barton Train Station on November 21 last year when she was set upon by Natalie Holt, 28, of Kingston View in Barton-upon-Humber.
When she left her home at around 9pm, the woman noticed a black car nearby. When she reached the train station she noticed the same black car again.
Prosecuting, Stephen Robinson, told Grimsby Crown Court the car was driven by a man and had a passenger in the front and Holt in the back.
He said: “The woman had known Ms Holt for around 18 months.
“The defendant ran towards her, having got out of the rear passenger seat. She said she felt scared and something bad was going to happen. She shouted at the defendant, ‘What have I done?’ She was shoved into the brick wall with force.
“Her head was banged and smashed into the wall. She tried to stop herself hitting the wall but hit her head and she lost consciousness.”
The incident was witnessed by a woman who was passing in her car and stopped as Holt fled the scene.
The woman said she saw Holt kick the woman to the head with force twice.
Mr Robinson said: “The woman said the victim was crying and distressed and trying to sit up but she couldn’t see because her face was blooded and swollen.”
The woman told how she tried to persuade the victim to go to hospital but at that stage she did not want to - although later attended and had to undergo surgery as she had suffered a fractured cheekbone.
In a victim impact statement the victim said she had arranged a follow-up appointment for January but did not attend as she was “scared to go out.” She told how she still suffers with pain.
The court heard Holt has previous convictions for violent offences, stretching back to when she was a youth.
Mitigating, Gordon Stables said at the time of her arrest, Holt was being investigated for ADHD and Bipolar Disorder.
She also suffers with MS.
He said: “This was not a sustained or repeated assault. She is sorry about the offence and lost her head - it was all too much for her.
“She had at the time lost her children. They had gone to their dad’s and her life was not in a good position. “She now has been in custody for some time and she has not seen her children for five months. It’s hard on her, and it’s been hard on her children too.
“She is not in the best health. She is looking to the day when she can see her children again and be a mum again.” Holt was jailed for two years and three months by Judge Peter Kelson.