Areas of Hull with rising Covid rates
OMICRON NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY YET
WITH all the talk of the new Omicron variant, it is easy to forget that other variants of Covid are pretty rampant across our region.
Since restrictions were lifted in July, cases have been steadily rising and have only been increasing further as winter sets in.
The new variant has resulted in some measures being reintroduced with face coverings now mandatory in shops and some other settings.
So far, no cases or suspected of Omicron have been recorded in Hull or the East Riding.
But cases have been rising in Hull, while the East Riding has some areas where the rate means more than one in 100 people have the virus.
Despite having some of the worst areas for the Covid rate, cases in the week up until November 26 have fallen by 79 with 1,588 cases.
In Hull, cases have risen by 44 for in the week up to November 26 with 1,235 cases in total.
Thankfully, hospital admissions and deaths have not risen too much and have remained relatively low compared to the number of cases thanks to the vaccine rollout.
There were 22 Covid deaths in Hull’s hospitals throughout November, which is a significant rise on the 14 in October but fewer than the 39 in September. Hospital admissions rose sharply a couple of weeks ago, but have dropped slightly since.
The latest data from Public Health England shows how fast cases are rising.
Here are the areas in East Yorkshire which have seen a doubledigit rise in cases in the week up to November 26.
HULL
Bransholme West has a weekly rolling rate of 631.2 cases per 100,000 of the population with 45 cases, which is a rise of 27.
Stoneferry and Sutton has a weekly rolling rate of 705.5 with 50 cases, which is a rise of 23.
Bricknell West has a weekly rolling rate of 780.5 with 60 cases, which is a rise of 20.
Boulevard and St Andrew’s has a weekly rolling rate of 468.5 with 42 cases, which is a rise of 20.
Longhill has a weekly rolling rate of 552.2 with 45 cases, which is a rise of 17.
Chanterlands Avenue has a weekly rolling rate of 606.6 with 44 cases, which is a rise of 15.
Sculcoates has a weekly rolling rate of 337.3 with 31 cases, which is a rise of 15.
Bricknell East has a weekly rolling rate of 558.9 with 44 cases, which is a rise of 11.
EAST RIDING
Driffield East and Nafferton has a weekly rolling rate of 707.3 cases per 100,000 of the population with 55 cases, which is a rise of 30.
North Ferriby and Swanland has a weekly rolling rate of 762.5 with 61 cases, which is a rise of 27.
Withernsea East and Patrington has a weekly rolling rate of 1,058.6 with 91 cases, which is a rise of 17.
Withernsea West and Keyingham has a weekly rolling rate of 1,234.3 cases with 91 cases, which is a rise of 17.
Skipsea, Beeford and Brandesburton has a weekly rolling rate of 711.1 cases with 51 cases, which is a rise of 11.
Hessle West has a weekly rolling rate of 848 with 55 cases, which is a rise of 10.