In the last seven days, there have been 1,649 Covid-19 cases in Yorkshire and The Humber. This was 31 fewer cases than the previous seven days.
There were also three deaths in the past week across the county bringing the total in the area to 19,915.
The number of Covid cases in England and Wales has started to fall after an initial rise at the start of Autumn. There were a total of 15,797 new cases of the disease in England in the week leading up to October 7, according to the latest government figures.
It’s the equivalent of 27.9 new cases for every 100,000 people in the country. That’s down from 16,186 cases, or 28.6 for every 100,000 at the same point a week earlier, on September 30.
Cases of Covid had been rising steadily in England since the end of the summer. In the week leading up to August 30 there were 7,787 cases reported, 13.8 for every 100,000 people.
That peaked at 16,564 cases, or 29.3 for every 100,000, on October 2, before declining to the latest figure. The prevalence of Covid varies by locality.
You can see the figures for your local authority using our interactive map:
Chesterfield has more cases per 100,000 people than any other local authority in the country.
A total of 61 cases were reported there in the seven days to October 7. That works out as 58.1 for every 100,000 people living there.
Derbyshire Dales has the next highest ratio at 55.2 for every 100,000 residents. That’s followed by Newcastle-under-Lyme (54.8), Malvern Hills (52.9), and Cheshire West and Chester (51.8).
The latest figures come as the number of hospital patients in England testing positive for Covid have hit a five-month high. According to NHS England, there were 4,414 patients in hospital testing positive for Covid as of October 8 – up 14 percent on the previous week and the highest total since May 4.
Health experts are warning to expect “further increases” in Covid as the weather gets colder and people mix more indoors, along with a likely rise in other respiratory viruses such as flu.
But Covid hospital admission levels are still some way below that seen during the winter of 2022/23, when the total reached nearly 10,000, and is well below the peak of 34,000 during winter 2020/21.
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