The Government’s roadmap out of lockdown moves onto a further stage on Monday 17 May as part of the country’s slow easing out of Covid restrictions.
On Monday, we will see the opening of indoor hospitality including restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes. People will be able to meet indoors with up to 6 people or 2 households (each household can include a support bubble) and outdoor gatherings of up to 30 people are now allowed.
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Contact tracing is a fundamental part of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic and in Sheffield we are one of the first councils in the UK to bring all Covid-19 contact tracing of positive cases in-house.
We have recruited a team of tracers who work with residents who may have been exposed to the virus and we’ve seen a rapid rise in our track and trace success rate which now stands at 95% of all positive cases contact traced. The results of those who receive a positive diagnosis come straight to the council and we attempt to contact as many as possible of them within 7 hours.
Director of Public Health Greg Fell
Greg Fell, Director of Public Health in Sheffield, outlines Sheffield's weekly position with the latest epidemiology information, an update on the vaccination programme and a short/medium term view.
Covid-19 stats
The latest* figures for positive Covid-19 cases in Sheffield up to 4 May 2021. Click below to find out more about cases in the city.
*Due to the time it takes to process test results there is a 7 day delay in the reporting of these figures.
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