Covid cases fall in Wakefield but hospital admissions are up
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This was down from 1,246 in the previous week. It represents 333.1 cases per 100,000 population, down from 354.4.
There have been a total of 40,016 positive Covid-19 cases recorded in the Wakefield district since March 2020.Seven Covid-19 related deaths were recorded in the most recent week. This is up from three in the previous week.
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Hide AdMore than 250,000 residents in Wakefield district have received at least one dose of a vaccine. This is about 82 percent of the population.
Around 220,500 residents in Wakefield district have received two doses of a vaccine. This is a rate of about 72 per cent.
There were 51 Wakefield Covid-19 patients in a Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust bed. This was up from 40 in the previous week.
Jo Webster, chief officer at NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “It’s also really important to get vaccinated and it is now easier than ever, at one of the walk-in clinics across the Wakefield district.”