Hull and East Riding Covid infection rates 2,000 or more per 100,000
That's according to figures from the UK Health Security Agency
There are 17 areas in Hull and the East Riding where the equivalent of at least one in 50 people have caught coronavirus, according to the latest official count.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) figures show the area of Hull with the highest infection rate per 100,000 people in the week up to Saturday, January 1 was Sutton South.
Its rate of 2,880.8 cases per 100,000 people comes 198 new coronavirus cases were recorded there in a week, up by 114 or 135.7 per cent.
In the East Riding, Snaith had the highest infection rate with 2,819.4, with 192 new cases found, rising by 134 or 231 per cent.
It comes as the latest national figures show an average of one in 15 people had coronavirus by the New Year.
Data for the seven days up to today (Thursday, January 6) show 179,756 cases were recorded, up 29 per cent on the previous week.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today accused anti-vaxxers of spreading misinformation after French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to make life harder for the unjabbed in his country.
Their comments followed an address from Mr Johnson to MPs yesterday where he announced new testing rules but has otherwise stuck to existing restrictions as Omicron continues to fuel surges.
In Hull, areas with infection rates above 2,000 per 100,000 people were largely concentrated in its northern, western and eastern suburbs.
Ings, in east Hull, had the second highest rate in the city with 2,883.7, followed by Kingswood with 2,720.
Bricknell East, University and Newland North, Newington and Southcoates Central and Docks were among the areas all approaching the 2,000 mark.
Snaith was followed in the East Riding by Brough with 2,343.9 and Hessle East and Anlaby South, 2,260.2.
The highest East Riding infection rates are currently concentrated in the villages west of Hull.
Snaith, Stamford Bridge and Sutton Upon Dewert close to North Yorkshire and Holderness’ Burstwick and Thorngumbald also above 2,000.
Pocklington, Market Weighton, South Cave, Newbald and Little Weighton, parts of Goole and the area around Howden and Beverley and its surburbs were also approaching 2,000 and above rates.
Sculcoates was the lowest of only a handful of places in Hull or the East Riding with a rate below 1,000, on 674.6.
Hull’s overall infection rate was 1,757.8 while the East Riding’s stood at 1,676.9.
Meanwhile, a further 1,989 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus across Hull and East Yorkshire yesterday (Thursday 6th January).
The Government’s latest rolling figures show the number of infections recorded across the region was 4,555 for Hull and 5,755 in the East Riding in the seven days up to Saturday, January 1, the latest with weekly data available.
Data also showed there were 11,549 confirmed Omicron cases in Yorkshire and Humber, up by 727 in one day, with a further 59,909 probable cases being tested as of Friday, December 31 when the last count was taken.
The figures come as national figures showed around one in 15 people on average had coronavirus around the New Year.
Data also showed 1,272,131 coronavirus infections were recorded in the UK in the last week alone, up 29 per cent on the previous week.
Local Covid-19 data for Hull and the 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.
Hull: 58,559 (+892)
East Riding of Yorkshire: 66,390 (+1,097)
The number of people being treated in hospital in Hull and East Riding as a result of Covid
In hospital: 89 (+ five from Wednesday, January 5)
In intensive care: five (no change from Wednesday, January 5)
The local areas currently worst affected by Covid are:
Sutton South (2,880.8 cases per 100,000 people)
Ings (2,833.7 cases per 100,000 people)
Snaith (2,819.4 cases per 100,000 people)
The local areas with the lowest Covid rates are:
Sculcoates (674.6 cases per 100,000 people)
Bridlington West (961.5 cases per 100,000 people)
Bridlington Hilderthorpe (993.5 cases per 100,000 people)
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.
Hull: 748 (up one from Wednesday, January 6, up two weekly to Friday, December 24 to 821 with coronavirus on death certificate)
East Riding of Yorkshire: 888 (up one from Wednesday, January 6, up two weekly to Friday, December 24 to 1,015 with coronavirus on death certificate)
Vaccinations
Government data up to Wednesday, January 5 shows that in the UK, 134,834,288 jabs have been given so far, 51,874,548 first doses, 47,565,340 second doses and 34,834,288 boosters.
The local data shows:
Hull: First dose 188,051 (77.3 per cent), second dose 171,084 (70.3 per cent), booster 120,282 (49.4 per cent)
East Riding: First dose 281,901 (89.5 per cent), second dose 264,975 (84.1 per cent), booster 212,921 (67.6 per cent)