Calderdale waits to find out which tier restrictions the borough will be placed in

It is likely the level of positive cases in each area will be key to which Tier it is placed in, with the Government set to announce these this Thursday, November 26.

Public Health Director Debs Harkins tweeted late yesterday: “The rate is still too high. We need a concerted effort to keep doing the three big things for the rest of lockdown and beyond to protect loved ones, communities and the NHS.”

The three things are avoiding mixing with anyone outside your household or bubble, wearing a face covering in all indoor settings where you might come into contact with someone from outside your household or bubble and isolating at home if you or someone else you live with has COVID-19 symptoms or you have been advised to do this by the NHS.

The number of positive cases in Calderdale has decreased over the last week, almost three weeks after the latest national lockdown began on November 5.

NHS Digital data for the period November 15 to 21 shows Calderdale had a COVID-19 case rate of 328.7 cases per 100,000 of people with 695 positive cases.

This is down about a third on the previous week when the case rate was 486.2 per 100,000 with 1,028 cases.

The November 15-November 21 data shows Calderdale has a slight seven per cent increase in triages – the number of calls from people who think they may have coronavirus to the various NHS lines – with 298, a triage rate of 141 per 100,000 of people.

The Government’s figures show the number of positive cases in each area in Calderdale for the seven days to November 18.

Todmorden West and Cornholme, 28; Todmorden East and Walsden, 9; Hebden Bridge, 17; Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale, 27; Ripponden, Rishworth and Barkisland, 18; Greetland and Stainland, 43; Elland, 26; Rastrick West, 18; Rastrick East, 34;

Brighouse, 46; Clifton and Bailiff Bridge, 41; Hipperholme, 48; Northowram and Shelf, 51; Central Halifax and Boothtown, 29; Sowerby Bridge, 38; Sowerby and Luddenden Foot, 36; Norton Tower and Mount Tabor, 35; Savile Park, 21; Skircoat Green, 25; Southowram and Siddal, 37; Pellon East, 36; Pellon West and Highroad Well, 66; King Cross, 28; Wheatley and Ovenden West, 18; Ovenden East, 28; Mixenden, 19; and Illingworth and Ogden, 26.

The Government figures by local area are classed as Middle Super Output Areas – each has an average population of around 7,200.