Issue - meetings

The Board received and noted the report of the Interim Director of Public Health detailing the Covid-19 local situation update and response.

The Board particularly noted the use of mobile phone data which highlighted early warning trends such as mobility, during the national lockdown data indicated that movement had dropped off and there was compliance with the national restrictions.  When lockdown lifted data indicated that movement had crept back up.  Other trends that were being monitored included the monitoring of pathways and infection rates. 

The Board noted that there had been a regional drop in infections and saw Southampton (62 cases) below both the England (148 cases) and South East (147 cases) average.  In relation to age groups and infection it was noted that 20-29yrs was the highest followed by 10-19yrs and then the over 60’s.

The Board noted that 600/700 people were being tested per week and as of today 3.6% had tested positive against the 4.6% the previous week.  Hospital admissions in the last 7 days had seen 36 patients admitted which was a reduction of 14 from the previous 7 days.  Mortality in the City was a total of 180, 112 of which were in hospital, 68 in the community and 54 in care homes.