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– 18th February 2021
This week it’s encouraging news that our district wide rates of infection have moved down below the 100 mark as we move towards what we all hope will see the lifting of some restrictions next month and await the update from the PM on Monday. The figures have dropped again across the district over the last seven days to 83/100,000 from 114 last week, which is encouraging as our current levels are now comparable to the rates of infection at around the end of September. The over 60’s day rate has also fallen to 74/100,000 (94 last week) (with 31 cases over the last seven days) – a 20% decrease in the number of cases to the previous week, which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 179/100,000, North Warwickshire 171/100,000, Warwick 97/100,000 and Rugby 168/100,000. So Stratford and Warwick Districts still have the lowest case rates by far. According to the government’s dashboard 21 new people had a confirmed positive test result in the district as reported on 18 February and between 12 – 18 February 111 people had a confirmed positive test which is a decrease of 23% to the previous 7 days. The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds is now 41 (51) confirmed cases of COVID-19 but there are 7 (7) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 12 Feb). Capacity levels have also improved with 80 unoccupied general and acute beds. The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further 7 to 117 with 35 occurring in care homes, 73 in hospital, one in a hospice and seven at home and one in a communal establishment, out of a total of 692 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now increased to 538 from 497 last week within a total of 2912 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 285 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 1138. The locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre has now carried out 12,444 tests with 51 positive results. The vaccine rollout continues to go really well and the efforts by our NHS staff, GP practices and volunteers has just been incredible and my thanks go out to each and every person involved. The sites across my division are continuing their relentless work and these include Hastings House Medical Centre in Wellesbourne, Southam Clinic and Stratford Hospital with the mass vaccination sites at Stoneleigh and at Millennium Point in Birmingham. All sites are now actively vaccinating those in Group 5 and younger adults with underlying health conditions are also being contacted by the NHS. Thank goodness it’s been a milder week with more daylight hours, but the message remains a focused one to stay at home, stay safe and take care whilst we await further news on the way forward from the PM on Monday.
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Progress on our rates of infection continues to be heading in the right direction as we move to what we all hope will be lifting of some restrictions next month. The figures have dropped again across the district over the last seven days to 114/100,000 from 148 last week, which is encouraging as our current levels are now comparable to the rates of infection just before Christmas. However, the over 60’s day rate has only come down to 94/100,000 (108 last week) (with 39 cases over the last seven days) – so similar to the previous week, which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 215/100,000, North Warwickshire 213/100,000, Warwick 138/100,000 and Rugby 233/100,000. So Stratford and Warwick Districts still have the lowest case rates and in fact Rugby went up a bit. The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has unfortunately increased a little with 51 (43) confirmed cases of COVID-19 but there are 7 (9) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 6 Feb). The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further 15 to 110 with 35 occurring in care homes, 67 in hospital, one in a hospice and six at home, out of a total of 653 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now jumped to 497 from 440 last week within a total of 2760 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 278 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 1097. The new locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre has now carried out 10,206 tests with 49 positive results. The vaccine rollout continues to go really well and the efforts by our NHS staff, GP practices and volunteers has just been incredible and my thanks go out to each and every person involved. The sites across my division are working extremely hard and these include Hastings House Medical Centre in Wellesbourne, Southam Clinic and Stratford Hospital with the mass vaccination sites at Stoneleigh and at Millennium Point in Birmingham. All sites have now commenced vaccinating those in Group 5 having offered everyone in Groups 1 – 4 a vaccine. It would be great to see our rates of infection down to double digits next week, so we just have to keep going whatever the weather and gosh it’s been cold this week, so keep warm, stay safe and take care. Kind regards Anne edit. – 12th February 2021
Progress on our rates of infection continues to be heading in the right direction as we move to what we all hope will be lifting of some restrictions next month. The figures have dropped again across the district over the last seven days to 114/100,000 from 148 last week, which is encouraging as our current levels are now comparable to the rates of infection just before Christmas. However, the over 60’s day rate has only come down to 94/100,000 (108 last week) (with 39 cases over the last seven days) – so similar to the previous week, which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 215/100,000, North Warwickshire 213/100,000, Warwick 138/100,000 and Rugby 233/100,000. So Stratford and Warwick Districts still have the lowest case rates and in fact Rugby went up a bit. The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has unfortunately increased a little with 51 (43) confirmed cases of COVID-19 but there are 7 (9) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 6 Feb). The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further 15 to 110 with 35 occurring in care homes, 67 in hospital, one in a hospice and six at home, out of a total of 653 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now jumped to 497 from 440 last week within a total of 2760 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 278 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 1097. The new locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre has now carried out 10,206 tests with 49 positive results. The vaccine rollout continues to go really well and the efforts by our NHS staff, GP practices and volunteers has just been incredible and my thanks go out to each and every person involved. The sites across my division are working extremely hard and these include Hastings House Medical Centre in Wellesbourne, Southam Clinic and Stratford Hospital with the mass vaccination sites at Stoneleigh and at Millennium Point in Birmingham. All sites have now commenced vaccinating those in Group 5 having offered everyone in Groups 1 – 4 a vaccine. It would be great to see our rates of infection down to double digits next week, so we just have to keep going whatever the weather and gosh it’s been cold this week, so keep warm, stay safe and take care. Progress on our rates of infections continues to be made but more slowly than the previous week reinforcing that we must all continue to follow the lockdown rules and not get complacent in light of the success of the vaccine rollout.
Whilst figures have dropped across the district over the last seven days to 148/100,000 from 184 last week which is welcome, our current levels are now comparable to the rates of infection just after Christmas so we still have a way to go to get back to early December levels of 50/100,000. In addition the over 60’s day rate has only come down to 96/100,000 (108 last week) (with 40 cases over the last seven days), which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 276/100,000, North Warwickshire 277/100,000, Warwick 158/100,000 and Rugby 227/100,000. So Stratford and Warwick Districts have the lowest case rates. It’s difficult to compare actual rates of infection between this wave and the first wave as we didn’t have the extensive testing programme in place, but in terms of hospital Covid based cases the numbers are still higher than in early May. The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has improved with 43 (71) confirmed cases of COVID-19 but there are 9 (9) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 29 Jan). The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further 10 to 95 with 32 occurring in care homes, 57 in hospital and six at home, out of a total of 602 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now jumped to 440 from 378 last week within a total of 2577 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 263 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 1040. The new locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre has now carried out 7844 tests with 44 positive results. The vaccine rollout continues to gear up momentum and across my division is being delivered from Wellesbourne at Hastings House Medical Centre, Southam Clinic and Stratford Hospital. WCC has also been involved with the setting up of the new mass vaccination site located at Stoneleigh which complements the vaccination facility in Birmingham at Millennium Point. It would be really good to see our rates of infection come down much more by the end of next week. Best wishes for the weekend, stay warm and please keep safe, take care and stay home. Kind regards Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services Some positive news for you all in so much as Lockdown 3 is having an impact of our rates of infection (today’s figures), which has dropped across the district over the last seven days to 284/100,00 from 344 last week. This is a welcomed improvement and demonstrates that we must keep up our resolve and momentum in fighting this virus. In addition the over 60’s day rate is down to 218/100,000 (271 last week) (with 91 cases over the last seven days), which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 417/100,000, North Warwickshire 403/100,000, Warwick 292/100,000 and Rugby 403/100,000. So Stratford and Warwick Districts have the lowest case rates.
The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has improved slightly with 114 (130) confirmed cases of COVID-19 but there are 7 (4) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 15 Jan). The capacity remains the same at 10% and there are 44% of beds occupied by non-Covid patients. The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further 20 to 72 with 20 occurring in care homes, 47 in hospital and five at home, out of a total of 526 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now jumped to 306 from 245 within a total of 2359 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 240 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 906; over the same period there have been 5809 non Covid-19 related deaths in Warwickshire. The new locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre has now has carried out 3219 tests with 11 positive results. The vaccine rollout is continues to gear up momentum and across my division is being delivered from Wellesbourne at Hastings House Medical Centre, Southam Clinic and Stratford Hospital. WCC is also involved with the setting up of a mass vaccination site which will be located in Stoneleigh in due course and will complement the vaccination facility in Birmingham at Millennium Point which is being offered as an earlier alternative option. Roving teams are carrying out vaccinations in care homes amongst staff and residents and it is anticipated to have all care homes in Warwickshire vaccinated by the end of the month, as this is a priority area. Best wishes for the weekend, stay warm and please keep safe, take care and stay home. Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services Two weeks into Lockdown 3 and figures released this morning show that for the SDC area the seven day rate/100,000 is now showing signs of levelling – 344.4/100,000 (338.2 last week) and the over 60’s day rate is 271/100,000 (278.2 last week) (with 113 cases over the last seven days), which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 497.4/100,000, North Warwickshire 386.1/100,000, Warwick 324.2/100,000 and Rugby 527.8/100,000.
The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has continued to increase which is not unexpected with 130 (107) confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4 (5) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 8 Jan). The capacity has consequently decreased to 10% from 12%, inspite of a small increase of ‘open’ beds up 369 to from 364. The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further 11 to 52 with 12 occurring in care homes, 36 in hospital and four at home, out of a total of 484 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now jumped to 245 from 202 within a total of 2101 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 220 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 845; over the same period there have been 5607 non Covid-19 related deaths in Warwickshire. The new locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms opened successfully this week in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre next week and to date has carried out 1201 tests with one positive result. The vaccine rollout is continues to gear up momentum and across my division is being delivered from Wellesbourne at Hastings House Medical Centre, Southam Clinic and Stratford Hospital. WCC is also involved with the setting up of a mass vaccination site which will be located in Stoneleigh in due course and will complement the vaccination facility in Birmingham at Millennium Point which is being offered as an earlier alternative option for residents. Roving teams are carrying out vaccinations in care homes amongst staff and residents and it is anticipated to have all care homes in Warwickshire vaccinated by the end of the month, as this is a priority area. Best wishes for the weekend, stay warm and please keep safe, take care and stay home. Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services In line with national figures our rates of infection have continued to rise since my last update on Monday 4th Jan and figures released this morning show that for the SDC area the seven day rate/100,000 is now 338.2/100,000 and the over 60’s day rate is 278.2/100,000 (with 116 cases over the last seven days), which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 485.8/100,000, North Warwickshire 455,1/100,000, Warwick 392.3/100,000 and Rugby 489.3/100,000. The big jump in cases suggests there may have been a slight time lag in getting the positive case figures with the New Year bank holiday.
The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has also increased with 107 (79) confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5 (3) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 4 Jan). However, the capacity has increased to 12% from 9% on 4 January, which also reflects an increase of ‘open’ beds up to 369 from 286 earlier in the week, which is welcome. The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further seven since reporting on Monday to 41 with 11 occurring in care homes, 27 in hospital and three at home, out of a total of 440 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now jumped to 202 from 173 since reporting on Monday (which is likely to include some Christmas/New Year lag time) for a total of 1939 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 209 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 802; over the same period there have been 5485 non Covid-19 related deaths in Warwickshire. A new locally led Lateral Flow Testing facility for people without coronavirus symptoms is opening in Stratford at the Courtyard Theatre next week, with the aim of protecting those most at risk, using rapid testing to speed up the process. The vaccine rollout has now started and is increasing in GP practices together with the Hospital sites; and WCC is involved with the setting up of a mass vaccination site which will be located in Stoneleigh in due course and will compliment another vaccination facility in Birmingham at Millennium Point. 24,000 vaccinations will have been delivered by the end of this week in Warwickshire and the county is doing ‘quite well’ at a local level than some other counties. Essentially the three hospital hubs will be using the Pfizer vaccine and local GP’s will be administering the OxfordAZ vaccine. Roving teams are carrying out vaccinations in care homes amongst staff and residents and it is anticipated to have all care homes in Warwickshire vaccinated by the end of the month, as this is a priority area. The NHS has the capacity locally to deliver 47,000 vaccines per week and the plan is for all the over 50 and clinically vulnerable to be vaccinated by the end of March. There are currently around 10,300 children still in school across the county representing those who are either vulnerable or children of key workers across Nursery, Primary and Secondary facilities and WCC is working with all schools on establishing Lateral Flow Testing for pupils. Best wishes for the weekend, stay warm and please keep safe, take care and stay home. Kind regards Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services Happy New Year everyone and I hope you have all had the best possible Christmas break in view of all the restrictions. I thought it would be helpful to provide an update on the cases situation since last providing an update on 21 December – ie two weeks ago.
As expected the rates of infection have increased significantly since my last update and figures released this morning show that for the SDC area the seven day rate/100,000 is now 237.5/100,000 and the over 60’s day rate is 167.9/100,000 (with 70 cases over the last seven days), which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 369.6/100,000, North Warwickshire 289.6/100,000, Warwick 284/5/100,000 and Rugby 370.9/100,000. The situation regarding SWFT Hospital Beds has increased with 79 (72) confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5 (2) patients in ICU (figures in brackets are from 21 Dec). However, the capacity has decreased slightly to 9% from 10% on 21 December which also reflects the reduction of ‘open’ beds which is currently 286. Back in early November the number of ‘open’ beds were 424. The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further twelve over the last two weeks to 34, with 11 occurring in care homes, 20 in hospital and three at home, out of a total of 405 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now tragically jumped to 173 from 119 two weeks ago for a total of 1822 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 202 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 773; over the same period there have been 5397 non Covid-19 related deaths in Warwickshire. Locally led testing for people without coronavirus symptoms is rolling out across Warwickshire with the aim of protecting those most at risk, using rapid testing to speed up the process. A new hub was launched in Leamington Spa before Christmas and we are awaiting details of a site in Stratford-upon-Avon. The good news is that Warwickshire NHS Trusts are amongst the first to receive the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine today which will complement the roll out of the Pfizer vaccine which commenced over three weeks ago from hospital sites. This means the roll out of the OxfordAZ vaccine is also starting this week into GP practices and Care Homes. Whilst excellent progress is being made on the roll out of the vaccine, it’s important to remember that the vaccine will not start to have any real impact until Easter. Thank you to everyone for all your support, but most important of all please keep safe and take care. Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services A bit later than usual with my update this week, but with the situation changing so fast at the moment I was keen for us to get the updated figures today.
The rates of infection have increased across the district and unfortunately an outbreak amongst inpatients and staff in Warwick Hospital a couple of weeks ago did have an impact on capacity, but it appears that this situation is now improving which is very welcome news. Figures released this morning show that for the SDC area the seven day rate/100,000 has increased from 101.5 to 119.9/100,000 and the over 60’s day rate is up from 72 to 81.5/100,000 (with 34 cases over the last seven days - 30 last week), which when compared to other districts in Warwickshire for all ages is Nuneaton & Bedworth 194.8/100,000, North Warwickshire 136.4/100,000, Warwick 212.9/100,000 and Rugby 266.2/100,000. Encouragingly the figures in North Warwickshire have decreased from 157.8/100,000. The situation regarding the open SWFT Hospital Beds has increased with 72 (42) confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2 (2) patients in ICU (last week’s figures in brackets). However, the capacity has increased slightly to 10% from 6% the previous week which highlights a key factor why we remained in Tier 3 following the review. The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further two to 22, with 10 occurring in care homes, 10 in hospital and two at home, out of a total of 336 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now tragically jumped to 119 from 88 last week for a total of 1542 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 190 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 719; over the same period there have been 5165 non Covid-19 related deaths in Warwickshire. Locally led testing for people without coronavirus symptoms is now rolling out across Warwickshire with the aim of protecting those most at risk, using rapid testing to speed up the process. A new hub is being launched in Leamington Spa this week and we are awaiting details of a site in Stratford-upon-Avon. Whilst excellent progress is being made on the roll out of the vaccine, it’s important to remember that the vaccine will not start to have any real impact until Easter. Further information is awaited from the scientists, but it is looking very likely that we will continue to face further lockdowns in the New Year – albeit there is little difference between being in Tier 3 and a full lockdown, but one thing is for sure we must take responsibility for our own decisions on Christmas Day with the new restrictions and think carefully about whom we see and mix with. Most people I have spoken to are doing the right thing in terms of protecting their elderly loved ones by either currently self-isolating or sadly postponing any family gatherings until safer times. My special thoughts go out to all our hard-hit hospitality businesses and everyone who finds themselves on their own this Christmas and unable to meet up with family members due to the new restrictions. Thank you to everyone for all your support, but most important of all please keep safe and may I take this opportunity to extend seasonal greetings at this very challenging and difficult time. Please keep safe and take care. Kind regards Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services edit. Well it’s Friday and now on countdown to 16th December to find out if we will be moving down to Tier 2. It’s been another incredibly busy week, particularly on the council front wearing both district and council hats.
The vaccine rollout seems to be working well and it was just great to see that as a region the World first happened with the Covid jabs from Coventry’s University Hospital going to Margaret Keenan and a William Shakespeare. Figures released this morning shows that for the SDC area the seven day rate/100,000 is now down to 52.3/100,000 and the over 60’s day rate is currently 41/100,000 with 17 cases over the last seven days which is all encouraging and particularly when compared to other districts in Warwickshire which are for all ages Nuneaton & Bedworth 183/100,000, North Warwickshire 124/100,000, Rugby 106/100,000 and Warwick 124/100,000. The situation regarding the open SWFT Hospital Beds has seen a slight increase of Covid inpatients with 42 (31) confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two (5) patients in ICU (last week’s figures in brackets). The cumulative deaths across Stratford District from the start of this second wave (28th August 2020) have sadly increased by a further two to 20, with 10 occurring in care homes, nine in hospital and one at home, out of a total of 307 all cause deaths in the district for this new second wave period. The cumulative total of deaths across Warwickshire for Wave 2 has now tragically jumped to 88 from 42 last week for a total of 1408 all cause deaths. The cumulative total of Covid-19 deaths in Stratford district is 188 since the start of the pandemic and in Warwickshire 688; over the same period there have been 5059 non Covid-19 related deaths in Warwickshire. As you may know, Stratford District Council is exerting as much pressure as possible on the Government to reduce the tiering and put Stratford on Avon District in line with those in at least Tier 2 and Cllr Tony Jefferson the Leader of SDC has again written to Secretary of State Matt Hancock today requesting that the district be made a special case in a bid to help our hospitality businesses which have been forced to close their doors. Tourism and hospitality accounts for 40% of our economy and we are seriously worried that many may not survive or reopen their doors until February, even if we are downgraded to Tier 2. Please continue to support the local businesses with take-aways. And in order to avoid further potential lockdowns in the New Year we must all wear our common sense hats in planning Christmas gatherings. In talking to many residents this week there are certainly lots of people thinking very carefully about doing the right thing in terms of protecting more elderly loved ones by just staying put and not venturing out or putting themselves into self isolation for the next couple of weeks in order to be able to visit parents and grandparents. It’s also important to remember that the vaccine will not start to have any real impact until Easter and as a participant on the Oxford Astra Zeneca Trials I’m really hoping they get the green light from the regulatory authority next week. Take care and keep safe as we are all in this together. Anne Anne Parry County Councillor for Wellesbourne Division SDC Ward Member for Wellesbourne East SDC Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services |
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