Report published 15th March 2021

Data extracted covering testing up to 12th March 2021 show that the total number of confirmed cases for the last 7 days is 259, a decrease of 44 cases on the previous week. The latest weekly rate of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 52 per 100,000 population and the latest positivity testing rate* is 2.7%.

Of the 259 confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 67 (25.9%) were detected using Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) kits. 

The majority of cases (64%) were in those aged under 40 years, whereas 20% cases were in those aged 40-59 yrs. Of all the confirmed cases in the last seven days 49% were female and 51% were male. Of those cases where ethnicity was given, 80% people were recorded as White British and 20% people were from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background. 

Compared to the previous week the rate of new infections in the city has slightly decreased, however the 7-day rate remains high.

The wards with the largest number of confirmed cases are Belle Vale (20 cases), Picton (17 cases), Princes Park (16 cases), Norris Green (15 cases), Tuebrook and Stoneycroft (14 cases), Speke-Garston (14 cases), Fazakerley (14 cases), Riverside (13 cases), Everton (12 cases) and  Anfield (12 cases). 

Between 7th-13th March 2021 there were 117 registered deaths in Liverpool, of which 15% (n=18) 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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