Covid-19 cases and control plan
Report published 16th March 2021
Data extracted covering testing up to 13th March 2021 show that the total number of confirmed cases for the last 7 days is 258, a decrease of 29 cases on the previous week. The latest weekly rate of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 51.8 per 100,000 population and the latest positivity testing rate* is 2.7%.
Of the 258 confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 73 (28.3%) were detected using Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) kits.
The majority of cases (63%) were in those aged under 40 years, whereas 21% cases were in those aged 40-59 yrs. Of all the confirmed cases in the last seven days 51% were female and 49% were male. Of those cases where ethnicity was given, 82% people were recorded as White British and 18% 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), Kirkdale (15 cases), Speke-Garston (14 cases), Fazakerley (14 cases), Tuebrook and Stoneycroft (14 cases), Everton (14 cases), Norris Green (14 cases), Central (13 cases) and Riverside (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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Ward name | Total weekly cases |
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Allerton and Hunts Cross | 7 |
Anfield | 11 |
Belle Vale | 20 |
Central | 13 |
Childwall | <5 |
Church | 5 |
Clubmoor | 9 |
County | 7 |
Cressington | <5 |
Croxteth | <5 |
Everton | 14 |
Fazakerley | 14 |
Greenbank | <5 |
Kensington and Fairfield | <5 |
Kirkdale | 15 |
Knotty Ash | 8 |
Mossley Hill | <5 |
Norris Green | 14 |
Old Swan | 8 |
Picton | 17 |
Princes Park | 10 |
Riverside | 12 |
St Michael's | <5 |
Speke-Garston | 14 |
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft | 14 |
Warbreck | 8 |
Wavertree | <5 |
West Derby | 7 |
Woolton | <5 |
Yew Tree | 8 |
Total | 258 |