Thursday update: 15 more coronavirus cases confirmed in York
There were 15 more cases of coronavirus confirmed in York today (Thursday, 17 September).
That takes the cumulative total to 1,085 – giving an overall infection rate of 515.2 cases per 100,000 people.
The rolling seven-day rate in York is 33.7 new cases per 100,000 people (71 cases in the week to 14 September). That’s up from 17.6 in the previous seven days (37 cases in the week to 7 September).
In North Yorkshire, 34 new cases were confirmed today, taking the cumulative total to 3,168 – an infection rate of 512.6 cases per 100K.
There are 158 cases in Ryedale (up one), 444 in Selby (up ten), 894 in Harrogate (up six), 384 in Hambleton (up four), 668 in Scarborough (up eight), 303 in Richmondshire (up two) and 317 in Craven (up three).
There were no more coronavirus related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reported today – the total remains at 214. The last death recorded within the trust was on 18 June.
The total includes 134 in York Hospital and 80 in Scarborough.
Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):
- Total lab confirmed UK cases: 381,614 (378,219)
- Daily lab confirmed UK cases: 3,395 (3,991)
- Total number UK deaths: 41,705 (41,684)
- Daily UK deaths: 21 (20)
- Confirmed cases in York: 1,085 (1,070)
- Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 3,168 (3,134)
- Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 1,828 (1,824)