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Thursday update: One new coronavirus case in York – and a fourth day without further deaths

A sign outside York Hospital on Wigginton Road. Photograph: Richard McDougall

Today’s figures give some cause for optimism.

There has been only one new case of coronavirus confirmed in York today (Thursday, 4 June), taking the total to 462. That gives an infection rate of 220.1 cases per 100,000 people.

In North Yorkshire there are a further two cases, giving a total of 1,313 – and an infection rate of 213.7 cases per 100K.

There have been no further coronavirus-related deaths in York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – leaving the total at 210 for the fourth day running.

Here are some of the key figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

  • Total lab confirmed UK cases: 281,661 (279,856)
  • Daily lab confirmed UK cases: 1,805 (1,871)
  • Total number UK deaths: 39,904 (39,728)
  • Daily UK deaths: 176 (359)
  • Confirmed cases in York: 462 (461)
  • Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 1,313 (1,311)
  • Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 927 (916)
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