Report for week ending 26 June 2022

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In the 7 days up to 26 June 1,518 cases (133.1/100K) were reported; this was a 36.92% increase compared to the previous 7 days with 1,109 cases (97.2/100k).

The general public no longer have access to free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing, the exceptions being:

• healthcare and social care staff
• vulnerable groups
• people with symptoms if they are patients in hospital or eligible for treatments as they are at a higher risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19

Hospital admissions have decreased. In the 7 days up to 5 July, 454 new cases were admitted, a 30.5% decrease compared to 348 admissions in the previous week.

COVID-related deaths did not change.

In the 7 days up to 30 June, 2 death was reported, which was the same as in the previous week.

There has been a recent decrease in data confidence due to:

• the fall in testing following the end of universal free testing)
• the discontinuation of wastewater analysis

Cases reported here are positively identified in the city via a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) or LFD (lateral flow device) test.