'We’re not out of danger yet' - Hartlepool health boss calls on town to stick to social distancing

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According to the latest data from Public Health England, Hartlepool’s coronavirus case rate has gone down.

A weekly report is now released every Thursday, showing the latest Covid-19 case rates per 100,000 population by local authority area.

According to the data released on Thursday, July 9, Hartlepool’s case rate for the week ending Sunday, July 5, is 2.1 – a decrease of 4.3 cases from the previous seven days.

The figure combines both pillar one and pillar two testing.

Hartlepool’s coronavirus case rate for the previous recorded week – June 22-28 – was 6.4 cases per 100,000 people.

It was the joint-highest total for the North East region that week, alongside Middlesbrough.

The week before that (June 15-21) Hartlepool’s case rate was at 4.3. Stockton had a case rate of 14.7 for the same dates.

This is the latest coronavirus case rate in Hartlepool according to Public Healt...

Welcoming the news of the falling case rate, Hartlepool Borough Council health bosses thanked the public for their efforts to continue social distancing, but stressed that people must continue to follow the guidelines.

Craig Blundred, Hartlepool Borough Council’s Acting Director of Public Health, said: “We’re pleased that the figures are heading in the right direction, but we’re not out of danger yet.

"People have been doing well so far in the battle against Covid-19, but nobody should become complacent.

"It’s vital that everyone continues to follow the social distancing rules at all times, maintain good hygiene and not take any risks.”

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