How statistics play a part in COVID battle
Saturday, June 20, to Friday, July 3, and from Saturday, July 4, to Friday, July 17.
Ms Gibson said: “While the figure of 15 cases may seem relatively small to some, it is the fact that numbers have doubled from seven to 15 in a fortnight that is of concern.”
While life for many of us is beginning to return more to normal, it is really important to remember that the threat of COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, the council says.
Ms Gibson said: “Many of us will have spotted people forgetting to follow social distancing as lockdown restrictions have continued to ease, but COVID-19 is still very much with us.
"It’s already taken the lives of over 300 people in Sunderland and changed forever the lives of many more.
“That is why it’s vital that we all carry on observing two-metre social distancing where we can, continue washing our hands with soap regularly for more than 20 seconds and stay at home as much as possible.”
Local authorities have been given powers to impose local lockdowns including school and workplace closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Sunderland City Council hope that it will not come to this, but say that people must follow social distancing guidelines to ensure no local lockdown is needed.
Ms Gibson said: “We are doing everything we can to make sure that the figures, while still small, don’t continue to rise and take us to a position where we have to consider the kind of measures we have seen introduced elsewhere.
"But we can only do that if we all work together to defeat this virus.”