810 more coronavirus cases diagnosed in Wakefield

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wakefield jumped by 810 in just one day after tests undertaken by commercial companies were included in official figures.
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Public Health England (PHE) figures show that 1,602 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Thursday (July 2) in Wakefield, up from 792 the same time on Wednesday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

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The rate of infection in Wakefield now stands at 464 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 436.

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wakefield jumped by 810 in just one day after tests undertaken by commercial companies were included in official figures.The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wakefield jumped by 810 in just one day after tests undertaken by commercial companies were included in official figures.
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wakefield jumped by 810 in just one day after tests undertaken by commercial companies were included in official figures.

PHE has also made changes to its reporting methods, to remove any cases that may have been counted more than once.

The change means the total number of positive cases across England on Wednesday fell by 29,726, to 283,757.

Wakefield's cases were among the 28,892 recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber, a figure which rose by 13,526 over the 24-hour period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

As of 5pm on Wednesday, 43,995 people had died from coronavirus across the UK.