One more COVID-19 death and 27 new cases show downward trend

ONE more COVID-19 death has been reported in Warrington while 27 new cases have been confirmed, in the latest figures from Public Health England.

While Warrington Hospital do not update their data locally at weekends, one more death has been recorded in the town by Public Health England.
The 27 (45) new cases in Warrington in the latest daily update from Public Health England takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 8,415 (8,388).
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days are 265 (273) – 126.2 (130) per 100,000 population – which shows another slight decrease in infection rates.

Latest figures from Warrington & Halton Hospitals updated Friday, December 4 2020 – Thursday’s figures in brackets. Figures are not updated at weekends.
Covid-19 positive inpatients 148 (146) of which 40 are Warrington residents – Of which 12 (13) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 41,946 (41,701)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 2,938 (2,915)
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 885 (875)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 260 (260)

The total number of deaths in Warrington within 28 days of a positive test reported by Public Health England remains 265 (264) 126.2 per 100,000 population.
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate in Warrington reported by Public Health England is 320 (320).
Education settings data
Number of schools and early years settings with COVID-19 cases as of 3 December: 24
Number of pupils self-isolating (close contact) as of 30 November: 1237

Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Sunday, December 6 was 231 (397), taking the total number of deaths to 61,245 (61,014).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 17,272 (15,539), taking the total number to 1,723,242 (1,705,071).
Across the country, there are 14,556 (14,556) patients currently in hospital and 1,274 (1,274) patients in ventilator beds.
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 at 0.8 to 1 with a daily infection growth rate range of -3% to -1% as of 4 December 2020.