Report published 27th January 2021

Data extracted covering testing up to 24th January 2021 show that the total number of confirmed cases for the last 7 days is 2559, a decrease of 1290 cases on the previous week. The latest weekly rate of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 513.8 per 100,000 population and the latest positivity testing rate* is 18%.

Of the 2559 confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 460 (18%) were detected using Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) kits.

The majority of cases (52%) were in those aged under 40 years, whereas 30% cases were in those aged 40-59 yrs. Of all the confirmed cases in the last seven days 53% were female and 47% were male. Of those cases where ethnicity was given, 86% people were recorded as White British and 14% 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 Yew Tree (149 cases), Speke-Garston (136 cases), Norris Green (129 cases), Fazakerley (127 cases), Riverside (106 cases), Kirkdale (101 cases), Anfield (96 cases), Clubmoor (94 cases), Tuebrook and Stoneycroft (92 cases) and Croxteth (91 cases).

Between 19th-25th January 2021 there were 249 registered deaths in Liverpool, of which 48% (n=120) 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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