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Covid-19 in York: Public Health Data - One Page Summary (as at 6.4.21)

Key Impacts

• As at 5.4.21 York has had 12,219 cases since the start of the pandemic, a rate of 5,802 per 100,000 of population. The cumulative rate in York is below the national (6,777) and regional (6,983) averages.
• The latest official “validated” rate of new Covid cases per 100,000 of population for the period 25.3.21 to 31.3.21 was 21.8. The national and regional averages at this date were 43.9 and 88.9 respectively (using data published on Gov.uk on 5.4.21).
• As at 29.3.21, the latest 7 day positivity rate in York (Pillar 2 PCR tests only) was 0.71%. The national and regional averages are 2.3% and 4.7% respectively.
• Since the start of the pandemic, for deaths occurring up to 19th March 2021 and registered up to 27^th March 2021, 386 Covid-19 deaths were recorded as having occurred for CYC residents (226 in hospital, 131 in care homes, 21 at home and 8 in a hospice). The number of deaths per 100,000 of population in York is 183.3 which is lower than the national average of 227.7.

Impact by age and gender

· 54.3% of those testing positive in York are female. The average age of the people who died was 82.3, with an age range of 44-104. The age profile of those dying in York is older than the national average (79.9% of those who died in York were aged 75+ compared with 73.2% nationally). 48.2% of those dying in York were male, less than the national average (54.3%). 

Trends

· The 7 day rate of cases per 100,000 in York has fallen from the peak of 671 on the 8^th January to the current rate of 21.8.  Local, national and regional rates are falling.

Vaccinations

· As at 5.4.21 a total of 93,082 CYC residents have had the first dose of the vaccine.  This represents 44.2% of the estimated total population of York and 53.5% of the estimated adult (18+) population of York.

· As at 5.4.21 a total of 14,597 CYC residents have had both doses of the vaccine.  This represents 6.9% of the estimated total population of York and 8.4% of the estimated adult (18+) population of York.

A weekly release of Covid-19 data is published on York Open Data.