Leeds Council issues warning as city sees 'steep' rise in positive Covid-19 cases

A spokesman for the council said on Wednesday, October 7: "Please do what you can to #StaySafeSaveLives as the number of people tested being COVID-19 positive in Leeds has gone up today to 20%, with the rate of infection rising steeply to 341.1 per 100K people (298.4 yesterday)."

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Leeds increased by 346 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 11,077 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday, October 7 in Leeds, up from 10,731 the same time on Tuesday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Leeds now stands at 1,397 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 827.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 14,162 over the period, to 544,275.

Leeds's cases were among the 63,323 recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber, a figure which rose by 1,655 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.