Coronavirus: Shropshire residents urged not to let their guard down as COVID-19 cases continue to fall
During the 7-day period from 19-25 February 2021 in Shropshire:
- 322 new cases reported
- This was a decrease of 106 (24%) cases compared to the previous week
- The seven-day infection rate for Shropshire was 99.6 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 of the population.
- For the West Midlands it was 127.6 per 100,000
- For England it was 96.4 per 100,000
- There were 22 COVID-19-related deaths in Shropshire hospitals
- 87 hospital beds at the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals were occupied by COVID-19 patients
- 76 cases relate to people under the age of 30
- 28 cases relate to people aged 70+
- During the last week 30% of cases were in the Shrewsbury & Atcham area
- 44% were in north Shropshire
- 26% were in south Shropshire
