Slight fall in Calderdale COVID-19 figures but situation remains ‘serious and stark’
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Robin Tuddenham, co-Chair of West Yorkshire Prepared and Chief Executive of Calderdale Council, said in the last few days that: “At the moment, we have a very small window of time in which to take action – so it is imperative that we act now.
“We’re hopeful the national lockdown has been introduced in time but everyone needs to do even more than they did last March, during the first lockdown, if we’re to prevent infection rates spiralling out of control and our hospitals being pushed to the brink.”
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Hide AdCalderdale’s COVID-19 case rate fell by seven per cent, according to NHS Digital seven-day interval summary data from January 3 to January 9, 2021, with the borough’s case rate being 267.7 per 100,000 people with 566 cases.
In the previous period from December 27, 2020, to January 2, 2021, it was 279 per 100,000.
The January 3 to January 9 data also shows Calderdale had a three per cent increase in triages – the number of calls from people who think they may have coronavirus to the various NHS lines – with 245, a triage rate of 116 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 January 6 were as follows.
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Hide AdTodmorden West and Cornholme, 41; Todmorden East and Walsden, 12; Hebden Bridge, 10; Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale, 20; Ripponden, Rishworth and Barkisland, 16; Greetland and Stainland, 23; Elland, 35; Rastrick West, 20; Rastrick East, 13; Brighouse, 18; Clifton and Bailiff Bridge, 30; Hipperholme, 35; Northowram and Shelf, 31; Central Halifax and Boothtown, 17; Sowerby Bridge, 33; Sowerby and Luddenden Foot, 7; Norton Tower and Mount Tabor, 15; Savile Park, 33; Skircoat Green, 25; Southowram and Siddal, 17; Pellon East, 37; Pellon West and Highroad Well, 55; King Cross, 28; Wheatley and Ovenden West, 24; Ovenden East, 15; Mixenden, 9 and Illingworth and Ogden, 20.
The Government figures by local area are classed as Middle Super Output Areas – each has an average population of around 7,200.
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