A surge in cases in the Selby District this week has lead North Yorkshire's health leaders to warn it could happen here.
While COVID infection rates in the Scarborough Borough have stabilised and infection rates in North Yorkshire have been falling, health officials in the county are warning that a surge in cases in the Selby District this week is a reminder that flare ups can still happen and that we need to maintain our guard.
Director of public Health, Louise Wallace says we need to stick to the rule of six over the bank holiday weekend.
The number of people in Scarborough Hospital with COVID hit zero last week and the infection rate in the borough seems to have stabilised in the low 20's
Amanda Bloor is from the NHS in North Yorkshire she is warning that we need to avoid becoming complacent about the COVID rules.
Richard Flinton is the Chief Exec of North Yorkshire County Council he says the situation with the virus remains volatile and that we need to continue to be cautious in our daily lives.
"the last week has seen our Covid-19 infection rate per 100,000 population move rapidly from below the England average to above and the rate for Selby district more than double, moving move from 46.3 to 109.2 currently - placing it at the top of the national league. This shows very clearly how one outbreak can create significant turbulence and concern.
So although overall the situation is encouraging in that many of our districts show rates well below the national average, it is also volatile.
Selby is geographically located at the heart of the wider Yorkshire region, with extensive transport networks and lots of inward and outward travel to work so its Covid-19 infection rate is prone to that sort of turbulence, more than some other areas in North Yorkshire.
Overall in our county, the signs are that everything is going in the right direction as we move along the road map out of lockdown. But we must continue to be cautious and careful in our daily lives.
We now have 23 people with Covid-19 in the four hospitals that serve North Yorkshire; five in intensive care, far fewer than only a few weeks ago. Nevertheless it is a reminder that Covid-19 can make people really poorly and it is really important that, even as the vaccination programme is rolling out successfully and progressing through the age bands, we must all continue to follow the Government guidance with regards to hands, face, space and fresh air and refrain from household mixing indoors."
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