Leeds news LIVE: Daily Covid rate falls slightly as city marks National Day of Reflection

Yesterday marked one year since the first UK lockdown was announced - here’s how Leeds marked the National Day of Reflection:

Staff, volunteers and members of the public fell silent at the Elland Road vaccination centre to remember those who have lost their lives during the Covid pandemic.

Buildings in Leeds lit up yellow on Tuesday in memory of those who have lost their lives during the pandemic.

A look back on how the streets looked in Leeds a year ago when the first Covid lockdown began.

The last recorded daily Covid rate in Leeds was 99.7 cases per 100,000 people on Tuesday.

This was a slight drop from 101.9 cases per 100,000 people which was the rate recorded on Monday.

The positivity rate between the two days also dropped from 4.3 per cent to 4.2 per cent.

The latest over 60s Covid rate recorded in the city was a ‘stable’ 38.5 cases per 100,000 people on Tuesday.

The CEO of Leeds Council Tom Riordan pleaded with the city to ‘stay in unless essential, keep your distance and take the vaccine when called’.

He said this is ‘breaking the link’ between cases and hospitalisations - which are currently at 55.

Mr Riordan tweets the rates each day.

His latest tweet on Tuesday said: “Leeds case rate down to 99.7 per 100k people (from 101.9), over 60s stable at 38.5 & positivity down to 4.2% (from 4.3%). Please stay in unless essential, keep your distance & take the vaccine when called. This is breaking the link between cases & hospitalisations (currently 55).”

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