One more COVID-19 related death and 75 new cases confirmed in Warrington

ONE more COVID-19 related patient has sadly died at Warrington Hospital since yesterday while a total of 75 new cases have been confirmed in the town, continuing a downward trend.

The 75 (35) new cases in the latest daily update from Public Health England means the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Warrington since the start of the pandemic is now 16,245 (16,170).
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days, previous days/updates in brackets, are 579 (597) – 275.7 (284.3) per 100,000 population, continuing a downward trend over a seven-day period.
*Latest figures available from Warrington & Halton Hospitals updated Tuesday, February 9 2021 – Monday’s figures in brackets. *Figures are not updated at weekends
Covid-19 positive inpatients 181 (180) of which 22 (20) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 60,039 (59,675)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 4,789 (4,770)
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 1,580 (1,570)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 426 (425)
*Hospital deaths include residents from Warrington and Halton. Total deaths of Warrington residents can be seen below.
*The highest number COVID-19 positive inpatients during the first wave was on 12th April with 124 patients of which 18 were in ICU.

The total number of deaths in Warrington within 28 days of a positive test reported by Public Health England is currently 441 (436) 210 per 100,000 population.
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate in Warrington reported by Public Health England is 480 (452).

Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Tuesday, February 9 was 1,052 (333), taking the total number of deaths to 113,850 (112,4798).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 12,364 (14,104), taking the total number to 3,972,148 (3,959,784).
Across the country, there are 26,723 (29,326) patients currently in hospital and 3,230 (3,505) patients in ventilator beds.
Total number of 1st dose vaccinations: 12,646,486 (12,294,006) and second dose 516,392 (512,581).
To find out more about COVID-19 testing, and to book a test if you have symptoms, visit warrington.gov.uk/get-tested-coronavirus
For the latest COVID-19 guidance for Warrington visit https://www.warrington.gov.uk/coronavirus-latest-guidance
UK Summary
The latest R number is estimated to be 0.7 to 1 with a daily infection growth rate range of -5% to -2% as of 5 February 2021.