Covid-19 cases and control plan
Report published 25th November 2020
Data extracted covering testing up to 22 November 2020 show that the total number of confirmed cases for the last 7 days is 733, a decrease of 566 cases on the previous week. The latest weekly rate of COVID-19 in Liverpool is 147.2 per 100,000 population and the latest positivity testing rate* is 1.8%.
Of the 733 confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 193 (26.3%) were detected using Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) kits. At an assumed COVID population prevalence of 2% in Liverpool, one in five LTF positive results will be false positive. They will require confirmatory Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing.
The majority of cases (56%) 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 51% were female and 49% 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, we have seen a slight decrease in rates of new infections in the city, however the current 7 days rate remains very high. The rate of new infections in older people is particularly worrying at the current very high level, resulting in increased pressure on hospitals and deaths from COVID for weeks to come.
The wards with the largest number of confirmed cases are Fazakerley (72 cases), Tuebrook and Stoneycroft (38 cases), Central (36 cases), Riverside (35 cases), Yew Tree (33 cases), Speke-Garston (30 cases), Picton (29 cases), and Old Swan (28 cases).
Between 16 - 22 November 2020 there were 177 registered deaths in Liverpool, of which 29% (n=51) 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
| Ward name | Total weekly total | Total weekly lateral flow test cases |
|---|---|---|
| Allerton and Hunts Cross | 27 | 10 |
| Anfield | 25 | <5 |
| Belle Vale | 24 | 6 |
| Central | 36 | 9 |
| Childwall | 11 | <5 |
| Church | 25 | 6 |
| Clubmoor | 18 | 6 |
| County | 20 | 6 |
| Cressington | 14 | <5 |
| Croxteth | 15 | <5 |
| Everton | 27 | 8 |
| Fazakerley | 72 | 12 |
| Greenbank | 22 | 7 |
| Kensington and Fairfield | 19 | <5 |
| Kirkdale | 19 | 6 |
| Knotty Ash | 23 | <5 |
| Mossley Hill | 13 | <5 |
| Norris Green | 22 | <5 |
| Old Swan | 28 | 7 |
| Picton | 29 | 10 |
| Princes Park | 27 | 13 |
| Riverside | 35 | 13 |
| St Michael's | 16 | <5 |
| Speke-Garston | 30 | <5 |
| Tuebrook and Stoneycroft | 38 | <5 |
| Warbreck | 22 | 6 |
| Wavertree | 14 | <5 |
| West Derby | 17 | 9 |
| Woolton | 12 | <5 |
| Yew Tree | 33 | 6 |
| Total | 733 | 193 |