Leeds Council issues video update on latest Covid news and Covid testing in Leeds

The chief executive of Leeds City Council has issued a video update on the latest coronavirus news in the city.
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Tom Riordan, who has been CEO of the council since 2010, said case rates are falling but people "need to keep up the good work".

Speaking in the video, Mr Riordan said: "Thankfully we have a reducing cases rate with numbers coming down below 300 per one hundred thousand.

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"Just over one in 10 people are testing positive at the moment.

Tom Riordan said case rates are falling but people "need to keep up the good work".Tom Riordan said case rates are falling but people "need to keep up the good work".
Tom Riordan said case rates are falling but people "need to keep up the good work".

"This is good news but we really need to keep up the good work because although cases are stabilising, we need to get it down further."

He added: "There has been great work with the vaccinations in Leeds as well - a huge thank you to everyone that;s been involved in getting that out.

"In particular the older people who have now thankfully been vaccinated."

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"Over 70 thousand in the city have been vaccinated now which is absolutely brilliant news but this does not mean we can let up.

"We have got to keep staying at home when we can, we have to make sure we keep our distance when we are with people and we need to wear masks when needed and wash our hands.

"We have got to keep this up.

"We are making great progress but please keep going on on behalf of all those fantastic front line workers who are making a difference in the city."

According to Government data, a total of 1,029 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to January 22.

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This equates to 129.7 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, with the highest daily total being 19 deaths on November 7 2020.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 1,271 deaths recorded in Leeds where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 160.2 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

According to Government data on healthcare, 30 patients with Covid-19 were admitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sites on January 17 - the most recent date for which figures are available.

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It brings the total number of coronavirus patients admitted to the trust's hospitals since the pandemic began to 4,151.

As of January 19, 243 of those patients remained in hospital for treatment including 27 in mechanical ventilation beds.

However, the latest NHS England data shows a total of 2,357 patients who tested positive for Covid-19 were discharged between March 19 2020 and January 6 2020.

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