St Helens could go back to Tier 3 as Covid infections soar across the region ST HELENS could be plunged back into Tier 3 restrictions this week as infection rates continue to rise across the region. Since the last national lockdown ended on December 2, the Liverpool City Region, which St Helens is a part of, has been under Tier 2 restrictions. Prior to this, the region had been in Tier 3, placing the region on ‘very high alert’. The next review is due to be completed by December 30, with an announcement to be made in due course. A host of areas are expected to move into Tier 4, which was created by the government in response to a new highly infectious strain of the virus.
What new lockdown tier factors mean for Liverpool City Region
Tier 3 looks increasingly likely as the city region sees its coronavirus situation deteriorate
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Two of these trusts are not in “tier four” areas and third spans a “tier four” boundary
Dozens of trusts not in “tier four” areas see admissions grow including in Liverpool, Birmingham and Sheffield
There are 14 hospital trusts on course to have at least a third of their beds filled by covid patients on New Year’s Eve.
HSJ analysed current occupancy and growth at each general acute trust in the seven days to 21 December.
Projecting the same rate of growth forward, the number of trusts with at least a third of their bedbase likely to be taken by covid patients would increase from five at present to 14.
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