Report published 12th October 2020

Cases data from week 3rd - 9th October 2020

Data extracted covering testing up to 9th October 2020 show that the total number of confirmed cases for the last 7 days is 3031, an increase of 377 cases on the previous week. The latest weekly rate of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 608.6 per 100,000 population and the latest positivity testing rate* is 17.3%.

There has been a rapid and worrying increase in cases in Liverpool since the 1 September, when there were 94 cases per week, to the current level of 3031 cases per week.

Of those cases where ethnicity was given, 87% people were recorded as White British and 13% people were from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background. The majority of cases (59%) were in those aged under 40 years, whereas 24% cases were in those aged 40-59 yrs. Of all the confirmed cases in the last seven days 56% were female and 44% were male.

There is now a widespread community transmission of the virus in Liverpool, with new positive Covid-19 cases recorded mainly in the working age population.

The wards with the largest number of confirmed cases are Central (372 cases), Greenbank (161 cases), Riverside (122 cases), Everton (117 cases), Kirkdale (115 cases), Speke-Garston (113 cases), Princes Park (110 cases), Clubmoor (110 cases), Norris Green (110 cases) and Warbreck (108 cases). Compared to the previous week, confirmed cases in all wards mentioned have increased except for Riverside and Speke-Garston.

Between 3rd - 9th October there were 124 registered deaths in Liverpool, of which 22.5% (n=29) were Covid-19 deaths.

* Positivity rate = total number of positive tests from all tests carried out in the last 7 days

Source: Public Health England Covid-19 Situational Awareness Explorer

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* Positivity rate = total number of positive tests from all tests carried out in the last 7 days

Source: Public Health England Covid-19 Situational Awareness Explorer

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