Covid rates remain low and positive cases drop in Calderdale

By John Greenwood - Local Democracy Reporter
Published 21st Sep 2022, 09:00 BST
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COVID-19 rates remain low and positive case rates have dropped again in Calderdale.

The number of people going to hospital with coronavirus has also fallen – however two people have passed away from the virus in the latest period, a 100 per cent increase in deaths on the previous seven days, according to the latest statistics.

Calderdale-wide Government figures – which were last updated on September 15, 2022 – show that between September 4 and September 10, 2022, between zero and two people tested positive for the virus in Calderdale, the low figure variance meaning a percentage comparison to the previous seven days was not available.

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Between September 6 and September 12, 2022, 19 people went into hospital with coronavirus, 40.6 per cent decrease on the previous seven days.

An illustration picture taken shows a model using a SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test contained in a Covid-19 Lateral Flow (LFT) self-test kit. Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)An illustration picture taken shows a model using a SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test contained in a Covid-19 Lateral Flow (LFT) self-test kit. Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
An illustration picture taken shows a model using a SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test contained in a Covid-19 Lateral Flow (LFT) self-test kit. Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

There were six patients in hospital with coronavirus on September 14, 2022 – there were no patients in a hospital bed with a mechanical ventilator on the same date.

Between September 4 and September 10, 2022, two people died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, an increase of 100 per cent compared to the previous seven days.

Between September 8 and September 14, 2022, there were 1,202 COVID tests carried out, a decrease of 30.1 per cent compared to the previous seven days.

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The data below shows the number of cases in each area and, in brackets, the case rate for that area, in the seven-day period ending on September 10, 2022 (these figures were also last updated on September 15).

A bird's eye view of CalderdaleA bird's eye view of Calderdale
A bird's eye view of Calderdale

Todmorden West/Cornholme, 5 (case rate 52.5 per 100,000 people); Todmorden East/Walsden, under three cases; Hebden Bridge, under three cases; Mytholmroyd/Cragg Vale, under three cases; Sowerby/Luddenden Foot, under three cases; Sowerby Bridge, 4 (43.1); Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland, 6 (68.7); Greetland/Stainland, 11 (116.2); Elland, 9 (86.1); Rastrick West, 5 (62.9); Rastrick East, under three cases; Brighouse, 3 (38.1); Clifton/Bailiff Bridge, under three cases; Hipperholme, under three cases; Northowram & Shelf, under three cases; Central Halifax & Boothtown, 4 (45.5); Illingworth/Ogden, under three cases; Norton Tower/Mount Tabor, under three cases; Mixenden, under three cases; Wheatley & Ovenden West, 5 (64.4); Ovenden East, under three cases; Southowram/Siddal, 7 (83.6); Pellon West & Highroad Well, under three cases, Pellon East, under three cases; King Cross, under three cases; Savile Park, 6 (83.3); Skircoat Green, under three cases.

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