No Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours at Warrington Hospital as patient numbers fall THE number of patients being treated at Warrington Hospital for coronavirus is starting to fall, the latest figures show. As of this afternoon, Friday, the hospital is caring for 181 patients that have tested positive for Covid-19. Of this number, 21 are in intensive care. At the start of the week, patient numbers were as high as 223, but this total has fallen every day since. This comes after Warrington Hospital recorded no further coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours. The virus death toll at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust remains at 420.
Latest update on the number of coronavirus cases recorded in Warrington JUST over 700 cases of coronavirus were recorded in Warrington in the space of a week, according to the latest Public Health England statistics. In the seven days leading up to January 30, the most recent period for which data is available, a total of 701 positive Covid-19 tests were returned in the town. This is a rate of 333.8 for every 100,000 residents, the 48th highest level in the country. By comparison, in the week leading up to January 23 there were 877 transmissions – or 417.6 per 100,000. Of the 315 areas in England, five – two per cent – saw a rise in positive tests while 310, 98 per cent, recorded a fall.
Latest Public Health England data on the rate of new Covid cases in Warrington THE rate of new coronavirus cases in Warrington continues to fall, according to the latest figures from Public Health England. In the seven days leading up to January 29, the most recent period for which data is available, 713 positive Covid-19 tests were returned in the town. This is a rate of 339.5 cases for every 100,000 residents, the 51st highest in the country. By comparison, there were 941 infections in the week before January 22 – or 448.1 per 100,000. Of the 315 areas in England, five – or two per cent – saw a rise in cases while 310, 98 per cent, recorded a fall.