York has 9th lowest Covid rate in the country YORK currently has the ninth lowest Covid rate in the country, public health leaders say. The latest rate for York is 15.7 cases per 100,000 people – which works out to around 25 to 30 positive test results a week, says Fiona Phillips from the city’s public health team. The rate for residents over the age of 60 is even lower, at 12.1 per 100,000. “We are really seeing the numbers drop,” Ms Phillips told the outbreak management advisory board today. “That is the lowest rate within the Yorkshire and Humber region. It’s the ninth lowest rate across the country.”