COVID-19 Weekly Update – 14th December

2020

Data correct as of 14th December 2020 but subject to revision

Compiled and published by Hampshire Public

Health

This report provides information on the COVID-19

pandemic in Hampshire and includes:

• National tier level allocation

• COVID -19 infections – the total numbers of cases, rates within Hampshire’s districts and overall picture across England

• Hospital admissions – presents the number of patients in Hospital with confirmed COVID-19 in England by NHS Region and number of patients in mechanical ventilation beds in England by NHS Region

• Deaths - total deaths, which also includes those extra deaths above the number we would normally expect in Hampshire, over recent months

Source: Department of Health & Social Care

Tier level allocation County and Unitary Authorities in

England, as of 2nd December 2020

Tier 1 - Medium Tier 2 – High Tier 3 - Very high

Across all tiers, everyone:

• must wear a face covering in most indoor public settings, unless they have an exemption

• should follow the rules on meeting others safely

• should attend school or college as normal, unless they are self-isolating. Schools, universities, colleges and early years settings remain open in all

tiers

• should walk or cycle where possible, plan ahead and avoid busy times and routes when travelling

• must follow the gathering limits at their tier except for in specific settings and circumstances

Further information on what you can and cannot do in each tier can be found on the Local restriction tiers: what you need to know government website

Location County/Unitary Authority Tier Status

1 Isle of Wight Tier 1

2 Cornwall Tier 1

3 Isles of Scilly Tier 1

4 Bedford Tier 2

5 Luton Tier 2

6 Central Bedfordshire Tier 2

7 Milton Keynes Tier 2

8 Cambridgeshire Tier 2

9 Peterborough Tier 2

10 Essex Tier 2

11 Thurrock Tier 2

12 Southend-on-Sea Tier 2

13 Hertfordshire Tier 2

14 Norfolk Tier 2

15 Suffolk Tier 2

16 Northamptonshire Tier 2

17 Rutland Tier 2

18 City of London Tier 2

19 Barking and Dagenham Tier 2

20 Barnet Tier 2

21 Bexley Tier 2

22 Brent Tier 2

23 Bromley Tier 2

24 Camden Tier 2

25 Croydon Tier 2

26 Ealing Tier 2

27 Enfield Tier 2

28 Greenwich Tier 2

29 Hackney Tier 2

30 Hammersmith and Fulham Tier 2

31 Haringey Tier 2

32 Harrow Tier 2

33 Havering Tier 2

34 Hillingdon Tier 2

35 Hounslow Tier 2

36 Islington Tier 2

37 Kensington and Chelsea Tier 2

38 Kingston upon Thames Tier 2

39 Lambeth Tier 2

40 Lewisham Tier 2

41 Merton Tier 2

42 Newham Tier 2

43 Redbridge Tier 2

44 Richmond upon Thames Tier 2

45 Southwark Tier 2

46 Sutton Tier 2

47 Tower Hamlets Tier 2

48 Waltham Forest Tier 2

49 Wandsworth Tier 2

50 Westminster Tier 2

51 Cumbria Tier 2

52 Liverpool Tier 2

53 Halton Tier 2

54 Knowsley Tier 2

55 Sefton Tier 2

56 St. Helens Tier 2

57 Wirral Tier 2

58 Warrington Tier 2

59 Cheshire East Tier 2

60 Cheshire West and Chester Tier 2

61 Bracknell Forest Tier 2

62 Brighton and Hove Tier 2

63 Buckinghamshire Tier 2

64 East Sussex Tier 2

65 Hampshire Tier 2

66 Portsmouth Tier 2

67 Southampton Tier 2

68 Oxfordshire Tier 2

69 Reading Tier 2

70 Surrey Tier 2

71 West Berkshire Tier 2

72 West Sussex Tier 2

73 Windsor and Maidenhead Tier 2

74 Wokingham Tier 2

75 Bath and North East Somerset Tier 2

76 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Tier 2

77 Devon Tier 2

78 Plymouth Tier 2

79 Torbay Tier 2

80 Dorset Tier 2

81 Gloucestershire Tier 2

82 Somerset Tier 2

83 Wiltshire Tier 2

84 Swindon Tier 2

85 Herefordshire, County of Tier 2

86 Shropshire Tier 2

87 Telford and Wrekin Tier 2

88 Worcestershire Tier 2

89 York Tier 2

90 North Yorkshire Tier 2

91 North Yorkshire Tier 2

92 Derbyshire Tier 3

93 Derby Tier 3

94 Leicester Tier 3

95 Leicestershire Tier 3

96 Lincolnshire Tier 3

97 Nottingham Tier 3

98 Nottinghamshire Tier 3

99 County Durham Tier 3

100 Gateshead Tier 3

101 South Tyneside Tier 3

102 Sunderland Tier 3

103 Newcastle upon Tyne Tier 3

104 North Tyneside Tier 3

105 Northumberland Tier 3

106 Darlington Tier 3

107 Hartlepool Tier 3

108 Middlesbrough Tier 3

109 Redcar and Cleveland Tier 3

110 Stockton-on-Tees Tier 3

111 Blackburn with Darwen Tier 3

112 Blackpool Tier 3

113 Bolton Tier 3

114 Bury Tier 3

115 Manchester Tier 3

116 Oldham Tier 3

117 Rochdale Tier 3

118 Salford Tier 3

119 Stockport Tier 3

120 Tameside Tier 3

121 Trafford Tier 3

122 Wigan Tier 3

123 Lancashire Tier 3

124 Kent Tier 3

125 Medway Tier 3

126 Slough Tier 3

127 Bristol, City of Tier 3

128 North Somerset Tier 3

129 South Gloucestershire Tier 3

130 Birmingham Tier 3

131 Dudley Tier 3

132 Sandwell Tier 3

133 Walsall Tier 3

134 Wolverhampton Tier 3

135 Staffordshire Tier 3

136 Stoke-on-Trent Tier 3

137 Warwickshire Tier 3

138 Coventry Tier 3

139 Solihull Tier 3

140 East Riding of Yorkshire Tier 3

141 Kingston upon Hull, City of Tier 3

142 North East Lincolnshire Tier 3

143 North Lincolnshire Tier 3

144 Barnsley Tier 3

145 Doncaster Tier 3

146 Rotherham Tier 3

147 Sheffield Tier 3

148 Bradford Tier 3

149 Calderdale Tier 3

150 Kirklees Tier 3

151 Leeds Tier 3

152 Wakefield Tier 3

Infections- number of cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people across

England

Weekly rate: Week 49

The epidemic may be slowing in some regions, but not all. Case rates in the South East, London and East of England regions remain very high and increasing.

Detections of COVID-19 cases in England plateaued in week 49, following decreases in week 47 and 48, but emerging figures show a rise. Overall positivity rates also

plateaued in both Pillar 1 and 2. Increases in case rates were seen in London, South East and East of England in week 49, while decreases were observed in all other

regions. Cases rates have plateaued in all age groups in week 49. Positivity was highest in individuals who have reported having symptoms.

Source: Weekly National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports

Weekly rate: Week 48

Infections- COVID-19 Case rates by region and local authority

South East region areas of Kent, South Essex and Surrey continue have the highest COVID-19 case rates

Reproduction number (R) and growth rate of

COVID-19 data source

Last updated 11th December

Infections – daily COVID-19 cases in Hampshire showing how the epidemic has

progressed over time – the ‘epidemic curve’

Source: PHE dashboard (Last updated on 13th December 2020)

During wave 1 only Pillar 1 (NHS/PHE laboratories) testing was available, this included people admitted to hospital and

later people living or working in a health or care environment. Widespread Pillar 2 community testing (Government's

commercial testing partners) began on 14th July 2020 and since then the data includes all both testing Pillars. Due to these

different testing strategies, it is therefore not possible to directly compare case numbers between wave 1 and wave 2.

Data only includes those cases which have tested positive

The data now includes all cases, those which have been tested by NHS/PHE laboratories and by the Government's commercial testing partners

Caution: There is a data lag with more test results expected for

the most recent week. Overall, the picture is beginning to shift

after a slight decline, with the number of new COVID-19 infections

increasing in Hampshire, emphasising the need to comply with

current government guidance to control the spread of infection.

144 cases

365 cases 387 cases

Infection rates – Total cases per 100,000 people across ceremonial HampshireTrends suggest that infection rates may be slowing down across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Portsmouth City Council

authority area currently has the highest cumulative case rate, although it is currently lower than the England rate.

Infection rates – Total cases per 100,000 people across Hampshire DistrictsTrends suggest increases in all age COVID-19 case rate activity across most Hampshire districts, apart from Basingstoke and

Deane, Test Valley and Winchester. The highest infection rate on a 7-day rolling basis as of the 9th December 2020, is in the

Havant district at 167.17 per 100,000.

Patients in Hospital with confirmed COVID-19 in England by NHS RegionThe number of patients with confirmed COVID-19 is decreasing or levelling off across most regions, except the

South East, East of England and the Midlands. There are currently 1,945 patients in South East NHS Region

hospitals with confirmed COVID-19, as of the 12th December 2020

Patients in mechanical ventilation beds in England by NHS RegionThe number of patients in mechanical ventilation beds is decreasing or levelling off in most regions. By PHE Centre,

the highest ICU/HDU admission rates for COVID-19 were observed in the East Midlands. As of the 12th December 2020, the number of patients on mechanical ventilation beds in the South East NHS Region is currently 125.

Deaths

Source: PHE ONS- Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional

Excess (extra) deaths continue to be below the five-year weekly average we would usually

see at this time of year, for the 6th consecutive week. Sadly, 1,208 people have so far died due

to COVID-19, with 22 deaths over the latest.

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