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Leeds is likely to face new restrictions from midnight in the fight against Covid-19, including a ban on households mixing, its city council leader has said.
Judith Blake said she expected Leeds will be made an “area of intervention”, meaning “more household restrictions along the lines of those already in force across three of the West Yorkshire districts in Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale”.
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This just in from the Office for National Statistics:
Our headline estimates suggest that at any given time between 13 and 19 September, around 1 in 500 people not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings in England would test positive for #COVID19, an average of 103,600 people https://t.co/fOqrNsqFaq pic.twitter.com/IIpmxtM9K3
During the most recent week, we estimate there were around 9,600 new #COVID19 infections per day in England, not including those living in institutional settings.
Our evidence shows that the incidence rate for England has increased in recent weeks https://t.co/zYPLnAfNmb pic.twitter.com/cMbEBNMyxw
In Wales, during the same week, we estimate that at any given time 10,800 people had #COVID19 (around 1 in 300 people) https://t.co/hvw0fAqqt6 pic.twitter.com/gPstMiehka
For the first time we are also publishing data on Northern Ireland.
From 6 to 19 September we estimate that 0.35% of people in Northern Ireland had #COVID19 (around 1 in 300 people), though these are early estimates and should be interpreted with caution https://t.co/MWw69dv4ZQ pic.twitter.com/vHOlQSdJiV
Continue reading…Sage member warns students they may have to stay at universities for holidays to prevent spread of infection to parents and grandparents ‘Stark warning to us all’: UK reports record daily number of casesUniversities ‘should be two-thirds empty to avoid Covid spikes’‘It’s depressing’: curfew criticised as last orders arrive early in SohoRishi Sunak warns jobs plan will not stem rising unemploymentGlobal coronavirus updates – live 12.20pm BSTLeeds is likely to face new restrictions from midnight in the fight against Covid-19, including a ban on households mixing, its city council leader has said. Judith Blake said she expected Leeds will be made an “area of intervention”, meaning “more household restrictions along the lines of those already in force across three of the West Yorkshire districts in Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale”. 12.17pm BSTThis just in from the Office for National Statistics:Our headline estimates suggest that at any given time between 13 and 19 September, around 1 in 500 people not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings in England would test positive for #COVID19, an average of 103,600 people https://t.co/fOqrNsqFaq pic.twitter.com/IIpmxtM9K3During the most recent week, we estimate there were around 9,600 new #COVID19 infections per day in England, not including those living in institutional settings.Our evidence shows that the incidence rate for England has increased in recent weeks https://t.co/zYPLnAfNmb pic.twitter.com/cMbEBNMyxwIn Wales, during the same week, we estimate that at any given time 10,800 people had #COVID19 (around 1 in 300 people) https://t.co/hvw0fAqqt6 pic.twitter.com/gPstMiehkaFor the first time we are also publishing data on Northern Ireland. From 6 to 19 September we estimate that 0.35% of people in Northern Ireland had #COVID19 (around 1 in 300 people), though these are early estimates and should be interpreted with caution https://t.co/MWw69dv4ZQ pic.twitter.com/vHOlQSdJiV Continue reading…