“Stay strong and stick with it” – latest local pandemic data breakdown published by Wrexham Council
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Jan 23rd, 2021
A fith detailed briefing on the pandemic situation locally has been published by the local authority.
The below update was published yesterday part of the new twice weekly update system, and echos recent updates with community transmission in households thought to be the driver of the high local covid figures.
Again update has also come with a set of social media graphics, with three copied top, above and below.
The full update from yesterday afternoon is copied below, and as usual all bolding and underlining of points is copied from Wrexham Council’s data:
THERE has been a sharp increase in the rate of coronavirus among the population in Chirk and Ceiriog Valley as the county remains the worst in Wales - but there is hope that the virus has peaked. Chirk and Ceriog Valley has recorded its worst figures since October 20, with a rate of 972 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 members of the population. This is up from 602 on Friday, putting the area in the list of seven covid hot spots where the rate is more than 700 per 100,000. Hospital admissions in North Wales are now almost double than during the peak in May last year.
WREXHAM remains the worst in Wales for its rate of coronavirus. The latest update from Wrexham Council on January 18 confirmed that Wrexham is still the highest in Wales for the rate per 100,000 population (792.2) and positivity (28.9% today) and second for new cases. However, the rate is lower than reported on January 14 (867.9) and positivity about the same (28.8%). Lawrence Isted, the council s Chief Officer Planning and Regulatory, said the key driver for the spread of the virus is the ‘UK’ variant, which now accounts for most, if not all, ofnew cases in North Wales. Hospital admissions for Covid-19 in North Wales were 147 for the week up to January 10, which are the highest they have ever been during the pandemic.
Maldon District Council offices will become a Covid vaccination centre today (December 18). The offices are one of four centres opening across mid and south Essex as part of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history. The centre will cover Blackwater Medical Centre, Longfield Medical Centre and Tollesbury Surgery. Council leader, Wendy Stamp said this gives the district real hope that we will get back to some kind of normal. She said; “I believe it is important that as community leaders, we do everything we can to support our residents and to help the NHS to save lives and eradicate this dreadful virus.
Maldon District Council offices will become a Covid vaccination centre today (December 18). The offices are one of four centres opening across mid and south Essex as part of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history. The centre will cover Blackwater Medical Centre, Longfield Medical Centre and Tollesbury Surgery. Council leader, Wendy Stamp said this gives the district real hope that we will get back to some kind of normal. She said; “I believe it is important that as community leaders, we do everything we can to support our residents and to help the NHS to save lives and eradicate this dreadful virus.