Total number of positive Covid cases in city revealed in new data
A total of 2.45 per cent of residents in the city were estimated to have tested positive for coronavirus in the week to October 3.
The new data, from the Office for National Statistics’ Infection Survey, offers a snapshot into current rates of the virus in Leeds. The estimated number of people testing positive for coronavirus was 1,513,700, representing 2.8 per cent of the population, or around 1 in 35 people, according to the weekly infection survey.The positivity rate in England has been gradually increasing since September 5, when 1.3 per cent of the population was testing positive nationally.
The survey is based on PCR samples taken from random households, regardless if they showed symptoms, in the week ending October 3.It was ranked 103rd in the national list.