Infection rates in North Somerset (per 100,000)
UK Current infection rate - 131.8 (-7.18%)
England rate - 133.4 (-10.35)
South West rate - 89.2 (-10.6)
South West over 60’s rate - 72.4 (-40.3%)
North Somerset rate - 86 (-9.4)
North Somerset over 60’s rate - 63.4 (-41.4%)
Individual Areas: Portishead Central - 50.6 (-66.7)
South - 63 (-29%)
Redcliffe - 48.6 (-57%)
Pill and Easton - 47.7 (No change)
Clevedon Central - 86.4 (-36%)
Yatton and Cleeve - 42.4 (-71%)
Wrington, Felton and Dundry - 161.8 (+43%)
Long Ashton and Gordano - 102.7 (+55%)
Backwell & Flax Bourton - 99.2 (+20%)
Nailsea West - 65.8 (-40%)
East - 77.9 (-54.4%)
UK ‘R’ rate - 0.6 to 0.9
South West ‘R’ rate – 0.6 to 0.9
Immunisation Programme
Total numbers immunised in UK - First dose: 16,875,536 (+8.34%)
Second dose: 589,591 (+7.95%)
Weekly numbers immunised - First dose: 2,908,155 (+0.5%)
Second dose: 25,617 (+55.8%)
Numbers immunised UK per 100 - 25.05 (+7.4%)
Numbers immunised in the South West – First dose: 1,648,929 (+7.8%)
Second dose: 58,445 (+1.7%)
Numbers immunised Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - 230,650 (+20.8%)
Local hospital capacity
Weston and Bristol hospitals beds occupied by Covid Patients - 139 (-24%)
Patients admitted weekly - 71 (-42.6%)
Testing
Weekly Tests conducted England - 1,546,110 (-1.7%)
Weekly tests conducted North Somerset –6,970 (-0.4%)
Test Positivity rate England - 5.6 (-9.7%)
Test positivity rate South West - 3 (-11.8%)
Test positivity rate North Somerset - 2.8 (-9.7%)
Rapid testing programme - Rapid testing has now begun in North Somerset with our first centre established in Portishead. Around 150 people per day are currently being tested, with around 1.5 to 2% positive at the present time.
