New data suggests that people put off seeking help for stroke during pandemic Date published: 13 March 2021
The Act FAST campaign for strokes
The ACT F.A.S.T. campaign – which urges individuals to act without hesitation for both themselves and on behalf of others - has been re-launched, and Public Health England (PHE) is urging everyone to take immediate action on seeing any stroke symptoms to save lives.
Data from the early phase of the Covid-19 pandemic last year shows that admissions to hospital for stroke fell in the first wave, a 13% drop between March - July 2020.
PHE data shows the average yearly stroke-related deaths for all ages between 2017-2019 is 4,017 in the North West, a rate of 58.7 per 100,000 population, which is significantly higher than the England national average rate (54.5).
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The number of positive Covid cases in Oldham has fallen again.
The latest statistics show that the 7-day rate in the borough is now at 318 (per 100,000 population).
That is a drop of 15.6% from the last comparable 7 day period.
It s a long way from the peak of infections in November 2020 when the 7-day rate rose to over 800.
The data also shows that the under 60s are still most likely to become infected.
The figures come as the Government announced that 4,062,501 people in the UK have received at least a first dose of a Covid vaccine.
However, Dr Andrew Furber, North West Regional Director of Public Health at Public Health England warned against complacency asked the public to follow the rules and stay home as much as possible to help save lives.