North Somerset Covid-19 Update (26/02/21)

Infection rates in North Somerset (per 100,000) 

UK Current infection rate - 121 (-8.19%)

England rate - 125.1 (-6.22%)

South West rate - 76.9 (-13.79%)

South West over 60’s rate - 49.5 (-31.63%)

North Somerset rate - 84.6 (-1.63%)

North Somerset over 60’s rate - 51.3 (-19.09%)

Individual AreasPortishead Central – Too low to calculate

                                                South - Too low to calculate

                                                Redcliffe - Too low to calculate

                              Pill and Easton - Too low to calculate

                              Clevedon North & Walton - Too low to calculate

                                               South & Yeo - Too low to calculate

                                              Central - Too low to calculate

                               Yatton and Cleeve - 84.8 (+100%)

                                Wrington, Felton and Dundry - 145.6 (-10.01%)

                                Long Ashton and Gordano - 66 (-35.74%)

                                Backwell & Flax Bourton - 132.3 (+33.37%)

                                Nailsea West - 76.7 (+16.57%)

                                              East - Too low to calculate

 

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: 17,723,840 (+5.03%)

                                                        Second dose: 624,325 (+5.89 %)

Weekly numbers immunised First dose: 2,908,155 (+0.5%)

                                                 Second dose: 25,617 (+55.8%)

Numbers immunised UK per 100 - 27.03 (+7.9%)

Numbers immunised in the South West – First dose: 1,743,371 (+5.76%)

                                                                    Second dose: 60,369 (+3.29)

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 - 1,522,662 (-1.55%)

Weekly tests conducted North Somerset - 6,828 (-2.04%)

Test Positivity rate England - 5.2 (-7.14%)

Test positivity rate South West - 2.7 (-10%)

Test positivity rate North Somerset - 3 (-7.14%)

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.