Coronavirus cases in England increase by 27% in a week | World News

Officials in the UK’s second city said the number of people who were positive for coronavirus in the UK increased by 27% in a week, reaching the highest level since mid-June, to avoid a second blockade. I called on the people to do what they can.

Between August 6 and August 12, 6,616 people were virus-positive, despite a 2% reduction in testing-almost stable at around 1.2 million, which is almost a 2.4 meter test. It is half the capacity of the week.

There was a significant increase (+34%) in positive tests at hospitals or outbreak locations as an indication that the NHS may once again face increasing demand from people with Covid-19. The thing is “pillar 1” NHS Testing and tracing started on May 28th.

Birmingham’s infection rate jumped from 22.4 last week to 30 cases per 100,000 people. The West Midlands police were openly discussing the possibility of blockades throughout the city if conditions did not improve, and the city’s public health director explained that the spike was dramatic.

Dr Justin Verney said he expects cities to be added to the national “watch list” tomorrow.

“I look on that country’s list and look forward to moving into the area of ​​“enhanced support”. It’s Leicester Large manchester But at a level below that-northamptonshire, blackburn, and areas like that, we’ll definitely think next week,” he said.

“What we do over the next 7 days will determine whether we go into lockdown. That would take at least a couple of weeks, which would be a catastrophic blow.”

In a blog post, West Midlands Police Director Gareth Morris said: To the blockade of the entire city. He urged people to adhere to guidelines and social distances.

The latest test and trace figures released Thursday show that most of the positive tests are done in a community setting called’pillar 2′, where people use home kits to wipe themselves or test local and mobile tests. Indicates that you have joined the unit.
The increased number of positive Pilar 1 tests is of particular concern among health planners, as it may indicate an increased number of people who are feeling unwell enough to see a health care provider. Can cause.

“The fact that positive diagnoses rose when the number of tests remained fairly static suggests that the incidence of Covid-19 in the community is starting to rise again,” Norwich’s medicine said. Professor Paul Hunter said at the University of East Anglia School of Medicine.

“Obviously if this trend continues, the demand for test tracking and tracking services and NHS will increase in the coming weeks.”

The numbers follow the outbreak at the Green Core Sandwich factory In NorthamptonAs a result, the infection rate per 100,000 people was 116.6 between August 9 and 16 in the town, an increase from 38.7 the previous week.

In Oldham, local leaders Resist the return to some lockdown measures, The rate dropped from 105.4 to 84.3 and there were 200 new cases. Blackburn with Derwen is the third on the list, with rates rising slightly from 74.2 per 100,000 to 76.2. Other areas that recorded weekly jumps include Manchester (37.8-49.0), Salford (24.3-36.7), and Berries (25.1-33.0), all in the northwest.

Displays the latest numbers released on Thursday No progress in improving contract tracking Part of the system. Of those who were positive, the number of cases referred to the tracking system was reduced to just 4,803. This was primarily due to processing delays where 681 were unable to transfer cases quickly.

More than a fifth of them were not reached by tracers to find the person they were in contact with-a failure rate that has been stable since mid-June. Only 71% of infected people’s contacts were reached for self-quarantine, compared to 74.2% last week.

Meanwhile, in Scotland, the first minister, Nicolas sturgeonScotland has announced that it has had 77 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, the largest new case occurring over a 24-hour period in almost three months, leaving Scotland in Holyrood to remain in Stage 3 of its lockdown restriction relief program. Told.

According to sturgeon, Tayside has 27 new cases overnight and clusters associated with Cooper Angus’ two Sisters chicken processing plants reach a total of 43 positive cases.

Sturgeon said that 37 cases of “important” clusters were employees and the other 6 were their contacts, adding that further restrictions on the region were being “urgently” considered. The Army has a mobile test unit and the factory was closed for two weeks, but all 900 staff were requested to take the test.

Sturgeon said: “This number will almost certainly increase. We underscore the importance of having all employees in the plant self-isolated and tested. Considering the nature and potential magnitude of this outbreak. We are carefully and urgently considering whether further restrictions are needed.”