Covid cases halve in Worcestershire

The number of new Covid cases recorded in Worcestershire almost halved in the last week as the latest figures show 47 people remain in hospital with the virus.

New coronavirus cases recorded in the county fell by 48 per cent in a week according to the latest Public Health England figures.

As many as 1,485 new cases were recorded in the county in the week up to July 29.

A total of 329 cases were recorded in Wychavon, which includes Evesham and Pershore, in the same week – a fall of 22 per cent when compared to the previous week.

Figures show 59 cases were recorded in Evesham and 16 cases were recorded in Pershore.

The highest number of cases recorded in the district were in Bredon, Ashton and Eckington at 37 cases.

Thirty one cases were recorded in Harvington, Offenham and Badsey, 14 cases were recorded in Wick, Elmley Castle and Fladbury in the same week and 18 cases were recorded in Broadway, Wickhamford and Sedgeberrow.

A total of 47 people were in hospital with Covid in Worcestershire on July 27 – the latest data available – with one of those patients on a ventilator.

Covid patients in hospital in Worcestershire increased by 80 per cent from 26 in the previous week.

The number of new cases recorded in Wychavon has been falling in the last few weeks having reached a recent peak of 520 in the seven days up to July 18.

Worcestershire’s cases reached a peak of 3,252 cases in the same week.

Elsewhere in the county, the number of new cases in Bromsgrove fell by 44 per cent to 299 in the week up to July 29.

Cases fell by 43 per cent in the same week in Redditch to 222 with new cases also dropping by 37 per cent in Wyre Forest to 269.

A huge drop in numbers in Malvern Hills saw the number of new cases fall by 62 per cent in a week to 100.

According to Public Health England, a total of 373,135 people in the county have now been vaccinated having received two Covid jabs – around 73 per cent of those eligible.

A total of 437,293 people have so far received their first jab – just under 86 per cent of the county’s eligible population.