9 December 2020 – 20
25 November 2020 – 31
Infection rates for North Yorkshire shows a small reduction, but plateauing. Hospital cases showed a significant reduction for the report last week, but for this week the number have increased slightly.
Hospital staff off with either Covid-19 or self-isolating has greatly improved and seen as good, regardless of a Covid-19 virus. Hospitals are currently managing both Covid-19 cases and planned procedures. All the cases are reducing, it was only 3 weeks ago that a hospital in North Yorkshire cancelled some procedures due to Covid-19.
The other factors to consider:
Christmas is coming and there will be a relaxation of the rules for mixing within a household, and if that will lead to an increase of cases