Shropshire records lowest weekly COVID-19 cases since December 2020
During the 7-day period from 5–11 February 2021 in Shropshire:
- 492 new cases reported
- This was a decrease of 150 (23%) cases compared to the previous week
- The seven-day infection rate for Shropshire was 152.3 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 of the population.
- For the West Midlands it was 196.4 per 100,000
- For England it was 147.7 per 100,000
- There were 40 COVID-19-related deaths in Shropshire hospitals
- 101 hospital beds at the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals were occupied by COVID-19 patients
- 119 cases relate to people under the age of 30
- 58 cases relate to people aged 70+
- During the last week 32% of cases were in the Shrewsbury & Atcham area
- 44% were in north Shropshire
- 24% were in south Shropshire