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Keep Free Covid Tests Say NHS as 209 More Test Positive in East Riding

Saturday, 19 February 2022 08:19

By Joe Gerrard, Local Democracy Reporting Service

The Government’s latest rolling figures, updated on Friday, show the number of infections recorded across the region was 1,755 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Tuesday, February 15th.

A total of 47,685 new coronavirus cases were recorded nationally on Friday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 18,546,205, with 158 new deaths recorded, making a total of 160,379.

The figures come as the NHS Confederation, which represents senior health service figures, have called for free coronavirus tests to remain after supplies of lateral flow tests to universities were stopped, signalling a Government move away from not charging for them.

The Confederation also said 75 per cent of senior NHS staff in England did not want self-isolation rules to end ahead of a statement on restrictions which Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make on Monday.

Local Covid-19 data for East Riding

The number of positive test results in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with new positive test results in brackets.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire: 88,409 (+209)

The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid

  • In hospital: 118 (+ nine from Thursday, February 17)
  • In intensive care: two (no change from Thursday, February 17)

Covid death breakdown for each area

The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test result in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with new deaths, and deaths removed from the total following revisions to past data, in brackets.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire: 940 (Up one from Thursday, February 17, up four weekly to Friday, February 4 to 1,050 with coronavirus on death certificate)

Vaccinations

Government data up to Thursday, February 17 shows that in the UK, 139,336,958 jabs have been given so far, 52,551,460 first doses, 48,839,853 second doses and 37,945,645 boosters.

The local data shows:

East Riding: First dose 283,869 (90.3 per cent), second dose 270,239 (85.9 per cent), booster 227,570 (72.4 per cent)

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