article from information received by Wickhambrook Parish Clerk
Overview
In the week up to May 5 there have been 144 new cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk. This is a drop of 48 cases on the previous week.
The underlying rate of new weekly cases in Suffolk has risen and is now at 19.7 cases per 100,000 people. This rate is above the rates for the East of England region (19.1 / 100,000) but below England as a whole (22.6 / 100,000).
In total, up to April 16, 2021, which is the latest data from ONS, there have been 1,554 deaths in Suffolk where COVID-19 was recorded on the death certificate. There have been three COVID-19 related deaths in the seven days up to April 16.
The estimated ‘R’ value for the East of England is between 0.8 and 1.1. Both these values have increased compared to the previous week. The estimated ‘R’ value for England as a whole has also increased slightly this week (0.8– 1.0).
Any R value greater than 1 means the epidemic may no longer be decreasing.