Coronavirus cases have doubled in the space of seven days in one part of our region.
Rock Ferry, in Wirral, had just 39 cases of the virus in the week up to September 17.
However, the most recent figures, which cover the week up to September 24, show that this has surged to 79 cases.
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Infection numbers are rising in Wirral as a whole, but nowhere near as quickly.
In the same period, the week up to September 24, there were 986 cases in Wirral, at a rate of 304 per 100,000.
That is up from 831 cases in the previous week, at the lower rate of 256 per 100,000.
But the borough’s case numbers are still well below the levels seen in July, when the rate soared above 500 per 100,000 and the current rate remains below September’s peak level of just over 350 per 100,000.
As far as the impact on hospitals is concerned, Wirral’s Covid-19 patient numbers have risen slightly, from 38-40.
This remains in line with recent figures. Throughout August and September virus related admissions in Wirral remained in the 30s and 40s.
This shows the impact the vaccine is having. Despite relatively high case levels, hospitalisation numbers have stayed fairly low in Wirral.
But the rise in cases over the summer and early autumn has still led to rising admissions. During May and most of June, Wirral’s hospitalisation numbers were down to single figures.
Yet this would have been far higher without the rollout of the mass vaccination programme.
There were six deaths in the borough with Covid-19 on the death certificate in the week up to September 17, the most recent figures.
This is also similar to numbers we have seen in previous weeks, however it takes the borough’s total Covid-19 death toll to a chilling 1,019.
