Coronavirus: Shropshire COVID-19 update 13 – 19 November 2020

During the 7-day period from 13 – 19 November 2020 in Shropshire:

• 545 new cases reported
• This was a decrease of 245 cases compared to the previous week
• The seven-day infection rate for Shropshire was 168.7 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population.
• For the West Midlands it was 312.6 per 100,000
• For England it was 227.1 per 100,000
• 149 cases relate to people under the age of 30
• 55 cases relate to people aged 70+
• During the last week 33% of cases were in the Shrewsbury & Atcham area
• 29% were in North Shropshire
• 38% in South Shropshire