Covid-19 cases and control plan
Report published 1st March 2021
Data extracted covering testing up to 26th February 2021 show that the total number of confirmed cases for the last 7 days is 578, a decrease of 221 cases on the previous week. The latest weekly rate of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 116.1 per 100,000 population and the latest positivity testing rate* is 6.3%.
Of the 578 confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 112 (19.4%) were detected using Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) kits.
The majority of cases (54%) were in those aged under 40 years, whereas 28% cases were in those aged 40-59 yrs. Of all the confirmed cases in the last seven days 48% were female and 52% were male. Of those cases where ethnicity was given, 84% people were recorded as White British and 16% 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 very high.
The wards with the largest number of confirmed cases are Warbreck (76 cases), Speke-Garston (46 cases), Clubmoor (30 cases), Norris Green (26 cases), Fazakerley (26 cases), Tuebrook and Stoneycroft (25 cases), Croxteth (24 cases), Belle Vale (23 cases), County (21 cases) and Kirkdale (21 cases).
Between 22nd - 28th February 2021 there were 124 registered deaths in Liverpool, of which 32% (n=40) 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 total | Total weekly lateral flow test cases |
|---|---|---|
| Allerton and Hunts Cross | 14 | <5 |
| Anfield | 16 | <5 |
| Belle Vale | 23 | <5 |
| Central | 10 | <5 |
| Childwall | 14 | <5 |
| Church | 7 | <5 |
| Clubmoor | 30 | 6 |
| County | 21 | <5 |
| Cressington | <5 | <5 |
| Croxteth | 24 | 7 |
| Everton | 18 | <5 |
| Fazakerley | 26 | 6 |
| Greenbank | <5 | <5 |
| Kensington and Fairfield | 11 | <5 |
| Kirkdale | 21 | <5 |
| Knotty Ash | 19 | 8 |
| Mossley Hill | 12 | <5 |
| Norris Green | 26 | <5 |
| Old Swan | 10 | <5 |
| Picton | 19 | <5 |
| Princes Park | 14 | <5 |
| Riverside | 20 | 6 |
| St Michael's | 10 | <5 |
| Speke-Garston | 46 | 9 |
| Tuebrook and Stoneycroft | 25 | <5 |
| Warbreck | 76 | 8 |
| Wavertree | 18 | <5 |
| West Derby | 15 | <5 |
| Woolton | 7 | <5 |
| Yew Tree | 18 | <5 |
| Total | 578 | 112 |