How the rate of new Covid-19 cases in Warrington compares to the rest of country THE number of new coronavirus cases recorded in Warrington remains low according to the latest figures from Public Health England. In the week before April 24, the most recent period for which data is available, a total of 38 positive Covid-19 tests were returned in the town. This is a rate of 18.1 cases for every 100,000 residents, the 168th highest level of any local authority area in the country. By comparison, in the seven days before April 17 there were 49 new cases in Warrington – or 23.3 per 100,000. The town was one of 135 places in England which saw a fall in transmissions between these dates, while 168 experienced a rise and 12 were unchanged.
Warrington records same number of new Covid cases in two consecutive weeks WARRINGTON recorded the exact same number of new coronavirus cases in two consecutive weeks according to the latest figures from Public Health England. Data showed that there were 45 positive Covid-19 tests returned in the seven days before April 23, the most recent period for which numbers are available. This equates to a rate of 21.4 transmissions per 100,000 residents, the 131st highest level in the country. By comparison, the number of new coronavirus cases reported the week before April 16 was also 45. This makes the town one of nine local authority areas in England to have had an unchanged rate of infections between the town dates.
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The latest official statistics on how coronavirus is affecting Warrington A TOTAL of 50 new coronavirus cases were recorded in one week in Warrington according to the latest figures from Public Health England. The numbers, for the seven days before April 22, equated to a rate of 23.8 positive Covid-19 tests for every 100,000 residents. This meant that the town had the 105th highest level of transmissions during this period. By comparison, 55 cases were reported in the week leading up to April 15 – or 26.2 per 100,000. Warrington was one of 150 local authority areas which experienced a fall in new cases between the two dates, while 149 saw a rise and 16 were unchanged.
Four thousand UK volunteers needed for latest COVID-19 vaccine study Published:
4,000 volunteers are set to be recruited to the latest vaccine study running in the UK, examining a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Developed by specialty vaccine company Valneva, the vaccine is being manufactured at the company’s site in Livingston, West Lothian. It is the only inactivated, adjuvanted (an ingredient to create a strong immune response) COVID-19 vaccine in clinical development in Europe.
The study will be running across 22 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) sites in England, and two sites in Scotland, and is open to healthy adults who have not had a previous COVID-19 vaccine.