[ad_1]
There are now almost 19,000 cases of severe coronaviruses in the northwest of the country as the region’s infection rate continues to decline.
New figures released by Public Health England tonight (May 1) show that 58 new cases have been regularly reported in Lancashire, one of the lowest increases in recent weeks.
There were 37 in areas administered by the Lancashire County Council, bringing the new total to 2,773. There were 18 at Blackpool and three at Blackburn with Darwen bringing the totals to 445 and 309 respectively.
In figures released by NHS England earlier today, it was announced that 10 more people had died in hospital trusts in Lancashire after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the county total to 624.
The number of deaths from coronavirus in the UK increased from 739 to 27,510 after the government began counting deaths in nursing homes and in the community at large for the first time.
In the Northwest, there are 763 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bolton, 483 in Bury, 869 in Cheshire East, 800 in Cheshire West and Chester, 1,819 in Cumbria, 317 in Halton, 530 in Knowsley, 1,403 in Liverpool, 1,092 in Manchester, 622 at Oldham, 456 at Rochdale, 612 at Salford, 800 at Sefton, 645 at St Helens, 816 at Stockport, 453 at Tameside, 592 at Trafford, 603 at Warrington, 670 at Wigan and 1,002 at Wirral.
The region’s total now stands at 18,874, an increase of 351 in the past 24 hours, one of the lowest increases in recent days.
The government has reached its goal of 100,000 coronavirus tests per day, and Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was an “incredible achievement.”
Speaking at the Downing Street daily news conference, Hancock said 122,347 tests were conducted in the 24 hours through 9 am Friday, adding that the tests would help “unlock” the closure.
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Assistance said: “As of 9 am on May 1, there have been 1,023,824 tests, with 122,347 tests on April 30. 762,279 people have been tested, of whom 177,454 tested positive .
“As of 5 pm on April 30, of those who tested positive for coronaviruses, in all settings, 27,510 unfortunately died.”
The Secretary of Health said that the developed testing capacity “would help every person in this country.”
He said the tests are “crucial to suppress the virus” and that “they will help us unlock the lock.”
Hancock said the teams that increased capacity had “joined one of the largest national mobilizations we’ve seen.”
He added: “Setting ambitious and ambitious goals in a crisis has a galvanizing effect on everyone involved. It is a mission.
“If we had not been so bold, if we had chosen a safer and easier path, I simply cannot see how we would have developed the capacity we need.”
[ad_2]
