Covid-19 update 29 January 2021

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Key messages

The walk to neighbourhood testing facility at the Friendship Café on Painswick Road, Gloucester is continuing to work well. People who work in Gloucester city, as well as those who live there, are now being invited to get tested.

Around 860 city residents have attended the testing facility since it opened at the Friendship Café just over two weeks ago. So far, nine people have tested positive for Covid using Lateral Flow Devices (LFDs). LFDs are used to identify Covid in people who have no symptoms.

Testing continues to be offered mainly to those who, for work or caring responsibilities still have to leave the house. People who are clinically extremely vulnerable should continue to shield.

For more information and to book a test visit gloucestershire.gov.uk and search community testing.

We are delighted to announce that Gloucestershire County Council has joined Nextdoor!

We will be posting news, information and updates on the wide variety of services we are responsible for including: our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to stay safe; how to look after your mental health; planned and emergency works on our roads; important messages about Household Recycling Centres; and much more

Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) locations⁶:

Dursley Rugby Club, Hounds Green, Dursley GL11 6AJ (28 January)
Tewkesbury RFC, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PG (28 January)
Dursley Rugby Club, Hounds Green, Dursley GL11 6AJ (29 January)
Sudeley Castle, Castle Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD (29 January)
University Of Gloucestershire, Entrance 3, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH (30 January)
University Of Gloucestershire, Entrance 3, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH (31 January)
Hartpury University & Hartpury College, Gloucester, GL19 3BE (31 January)
Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, GL7 6JS (1 February)
Cinderford RFC, Dockham Rd, Cinderford GL14 2AQ (1 February)
Cheltenham North RFC, Stoke Orchard Road, Bishops Cleeve, GL52 7DG (2 February)
Dursley Rugby Club, Hounds Green, Dursley GL11 6AJ (2 February)
Cheltenham North RFC, Stoke Orchard Road, Bishops Cleeve, GL52 7DG (3 February)
Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AF (4 February)
Tewkesbury RFC, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PG (4 February)
Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AF (5 February)
Sudeley Castle, Castle Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD (5 February)
Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, GL7 6JS (6 February)
University Of Gloucestershire, Entrance 3, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH (6 February)
Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, GL7 6JS (7 February)
University Of Gloucestershire, Entrance 3, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH (7 February)

National updates

29 January 2021

Gloucestershire Covid-19 stats

Link to graph showing daily cases by local authority

In week 4 (Monday 18^th January– Sunday 24th January) there were 1193 confirmed cases of COVID19. Of these cases:

414 were in Gloucester
175 were in Tewkesbury
168 were in Cheltenham
155 were in Stroud
150 were in Forest of Dean
131 were in Cotswold

* Please note these figures are provisional and subject to change. (Source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ as at 16:20 27/01/2020)

The rate of cases in the last 7 days per 100,000 is 195.3 in Gloucestershire, 247.4 in the South West, and 369.4 in England.

Deaths mentioning COVID19

In week 2 (Saturday 9^th January– Friday 15th January) there were 59 deaths mentioning “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, which is 31.9% of all deaths, this compares with 45 (31.9% of all deaths) in Week 1.

*Please note these figures are based on all deaths registered by the 23rd January, they are provisional and will be subject to change. They include deaths that make any mention of COVID-19 on the death certificate. (Source: Weekly provisional figures on deaths occurring and registered in England and Wales by Local Authority)

*Please note the dates above, the ONS weeks run from Saturday- Friday and we are unable to change this.

Deaths in NHS Trusts² - 537 (32 new)

Deaths in care homes⁴ - 363 (13 new)

Key links

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General NHS advice

Latest advice and developments from Gloucestershire NHS

Gloucestershire's Community Help Hub

Council service updates

Make an adult social care referral

Business advice and support

Looking after your wellbeing

Support for children and families during Covid-19

Your questions answered

To make sure your questions get answered promptly by the team, please continue to send your questions directly to democratic.services@gloucestershire.gov.uk

¹ The above data reflects nationally published data available here.

² This section contains information on deaths of patients who have died in hospitals in Gloucestershire and had tested positive for Covid-19 at time of death or where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. All deaths are recorded against the date of death rather than the date the deaths were announced. It is based on national NHS data published here.

³ Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales for which data are available. From 31 March 2020 these figures also show the number of deaths involving coronavirus (Covid-19), based on any mention of Covid-19 on the death certificate. Figures by place of death may differ to previously published figures due to improvements in the way we code place of death. This figure does not include deaths of those resident outside England and Wales or those records where the place of residence is either missing or not yet fully coded. For this reason counts may differ to published figures when summed. Bank Holidays could affect the number of registrations made within those weeks.

⁴ Care homes vary in size and in the characteristics of their residents. Outbreak data is also being reported publicly here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/covid-19-number-of-outbreaks-in-care-homes-management-information. The figures here are slightly lower than our local figures due to a time lag. The number of cases (confirmed or suspected) has not been reported due to limitations in data accuracy which means comparison is not possible. This information is being used for operational purposes. As testing in care homes increases we will review whether adding this information will add additional strategic insight.

⁵ CQC publish figures on deaths where Covid-19 was suspected in the notification from the care home, as well as all cause mortality (since 10 April 2020). It is probable that not all deaths due to Covid-19 will be notified as such, conversely Covid-19 may be mentioned but not have been a contributory factor in a death). While CQC numbers are more comprehensive than local reporting, they are not currently reported by district council.

⁶ Please note that there is a possibility of last minute changes if the MTU’s are diverted to assist with outbreak control both in this county or elsewhere.