Welcome news on Covid-19 cases for each area of Cambridgeshire - but county hits another unwanted pandemic milestone
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire dropped by just over a fifth in the week to September 12, with every area recording a fall.
But the county has now passed another unwanted milestone, with more than 50,000 cases now officially recorded since the pandemic began.
Below, we look in detail at how every area has been affected, down to a neighbourhood level.
Following the return of schools, health authorities will be watching carefully to see if there is an impact on transmission and the infection rate in the coming weeks.
Cambridgeshire had 1,666 cases in the week to September 12, down 475 (22.2 per cent) on the previous week.
The county’s infection rate of 253.5 cases per 100,000 was below the national rate of 337, although Fenland and neighbouring Peteborough’s rate was above this.
Cambridgeshire, excluding Peterborough, has now recorded:
- 50,513 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 1,178 in the five days from September 13-17 according daily case data, which is subject to change
- 833 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, the last of which were on September 12, 11, 8, 7 and 5, with three on September 3
- 1,010 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate.
Vaccinations
Nearly four-fifths (79.7 per cent) of people in Cambridgeshire have had their first Covid-19 jab, while just under three-quarters (73.7 per cent) have had two vaccinations.
Official figures suggest the proportion vaccinated in Cambridge is much lower - with 64.1 per cent (102,772 people) having had their first vaccination and just 57.4 per cent (92,153 people) having had both, although these percentages may be a slight underestimate because of uncertainty over Cmabridge’s fluctuating population numbers,
Overall, some 976,952 Covid-19 jabs have been administered in Cambridgeshire - 507,513 first jabs and 469,439 second jabs.
In Peterborough, 256,548 vaccinations have been administered - 69.2 per cent have had their first dose, while 61.7 per cent have had both.
Walk-in clinics offering Covid-19 jabs to all over-16s have extended their opening hours this month. You can find a full list of the opening times here.
Hospitalisations
There were 31 Covid-19 patients at Addenbrooke’s on Tuesday, September 14, with 13 on ventilation. The hospital has admitted between one and nine Covid-19 patients every day since August 3.
At Royal Papworth Hospital, which has specialist facilities, there were 13 Covid-19 patients, with 12 on ventilation.
Cambridge
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Cambridge in the week to September 12 fell by 13.2 per cent compared to the previous seven days, with 282 recorded (down 43).
The city’s infection rate was 225.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Trumpington had 57 cases, the highest of any area in Cambridge, which was up from 38 on the previous week. East Barnwell and Abbey was next worst affected, with 28 cases, but this was down from 44. Eddington and Castle, with nine cases, was the area least affected.
Cambridge has recorded:
- 10,849 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 170 in the five days from September 13-17, according daily case data, which is subject to change
- 96 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, the last of which was on September 8, with two on September 3
- 137 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate.
South Cambridgeshire
Confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Cambridgeshire fell by a fifth in the week to September 12, with 389 recorded, down 114 (22.7 per cent).
The infection rate was 241.8 cases per 100,000 people.
The worst affected areas were Papworth, Caxton and Fen Drayton (34 cases, up from 21), Hardwick and Highfields (33, up from 21) and Cambourne (31, down from 38).
South Cambridgeshire has recorded:
- 11,093 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 271 cases in the five days from September 13-17, according to daily case data, which is subject to change
- 167 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, the last of which were on September 5, August 24 and 22
- 212 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate
East Cambridgeshire
The infection rate in East Cambridgeshire was the lowest in the county in the week to September 12, with 190.7 cases per 100,000 people.
There were 172 cases confirmed, down 78 (31.2 per cent) on the previous week.
Every area recorded a drop in cases, or the same number as in the previous seven-day period.
Worst affected was Soham, with 34 cases, down from 42. Burwell, with four cases, down from 11, had the fewest.
East Cambridgeshire has recorded:
- 5,726 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 142 cases in the five days from September 13-17, according to daily case data, which is subject to change
- 90 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, the last of which was on September 7
- 111 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate
Huntingdonshire
Confirmed Covid-19 cases dropped by more than a quarter in the week to September 12.
There were 468 confirmed, down 190 (28.9 per cent), taking the infection rate to 261.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Three areas had more than 40 cases - Huntingdon Central and West (44), Yaxley and Farcet (43) and Brampton, the Stukeleys and the Alconburys (40).
Huntingdonshire has recorded:
- 14,046 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 374 cases in the five days from September 13-17, according to daily case data, which is subject to change
- 263 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, the last of which was on August 31
- 308 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate
Fenland
Fenland had 355 cases in the week to September 12, down 50 (12.3 per cent) on the previous week.
The infection rate was 347.8 cases per 100,000 people, which was above the national average of 337.
Whittlesey, with 89 cases (down from 94), was worst hit, with more than twice as many as the next most affected area - Chatteris, which had 44 cases.
Fenland has recorded:
- 8,799 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 221 cases in the five days from September 13-17, according to daily case data, which is subject to change
- 217 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, the last of which were on September 3, 11 and 12
- 242 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate
Peterborough
Peterborough had a higher infection rate than anywhere in Cambridgeshire in the week to September 12, with 384.9 cases per 100,000 people, above the national average of 337.
But the number of cases did fall significantly, with 780 recorded, down 118 (13.1 per cent).
With 60 cases, Central Park was worst affected, followed by West Town and Woodston, with 57 and Stanground, with 51.
Peterborough has recorded:
- 24,567 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, as of September 17, 2021
- 366 cases in the five days from September 13-17, according to daily case data, which is subject to change
- 352 deaths by September 17 within 28 days of a positive test, with the most recent on September 13, 12, 10 and 9, two on September 7, two on September 4, and one on September 3
- 393 deaths, as of September 3, in which Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate
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