COVID-19 – Solihull Data Summary, 10th December 2021 
Summary
•	The number of new cases was 1,068 in the 7 days to 3rd December, a rate of 493.6 per 100,000 population, an increase of 8% on the previous 7 days.
•	Information about Covid vaccine uptake by age group and electoral ward is given in this bulletin.   
•	At 9th December, there were 185 Covid positive inpatients in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust hospitals, compared with 184 on 1st December. 
•	There were 2 Covid related death(s) of a Solihull resident in w/e 26th November (deaths registered up to 4th December). (Source: ONS).
Weekly Cases and Rates
COVID-19 cases are identified by taking specimens from people and sending them to laboratories around the UK to be tested. If the test is positive, this is referred to as a lab-confirmed case. 
New Cases
In the 7 days to 3rd December, Solihull had 1,068 new lab-confirmed cases, a rate of 493.6 per 100,000 population. This was an increase of 8% on the previous 7 days.

The breakdown of cases in Solihull by week over time is shown below. It should be noted that case numbers prior to May 2020 are not directly comparable as there was much more restricted access to testing at that time.

Total Cases
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Solihull since the start of the pandemic was 37,614 on 8th December. The cumulative number of cases over time is shown in the graph below; the full-sized version of this chart can be found at https://coventry-city-council.github.io/covid-19/dashboard/#solihull (note that is continually updated and chart below is at a point in time – run late on 9th December).

Number of New Cases by Ward
The table below shows the number of new lab-confirmed cases by ward for the 14 days between 23rd November and 6th December 2021. The number of new cases in the previous 14 days is also shown for comparison. It should be noted that, as electoral wards are relatively small areas, the wards with highest and lowest number of cases are liable to change.
Ward Name
	Number of cases
9th November – 22nd November 	Number of cases
23rd November – 6th December	
Bickenhill	77	88	
Blythe	155	119	
Castle Bromwich	94	95	
Chelmsley Wood	86	136	
Dorridge & Hockley Heath	88	119	
Elmdon	127	169	
Knowle	89	106	
Kingshurst & Fordbridge	91	92	
Lyndon	105	171	
Meriden	96	96	
Olton	65	92	
Silhill	166	145	
Shirley East	86	117	
Shirley South	96	117	
Shirley West	125	143	
St Alphege	110	126	
Smith’s Wood	95	137	
Total	1,751	2,068	
Source: Public Health England Data, lab confirmed cases
Reproduction Number (Rt)
The reproduction number is the number of people that one infected person will pass on a virus to, on average. If the reproduction number is higher than one, then the number of cases increase exponentially. If the number is lower the disease will eventually stop spreading, as not enough new people are being infected to sustain the outbreak.  The current reproduction number (Rt) for the Midlands region can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-r-number-in-the-uk.
Vaccinations
The table below shows uptake of the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by age group, priority group,  and electoral ward at 6th December 2021. Data is on Birmingham and Solihull CCG registered patients who are resident within Solihull. 

The following table shows uptake of the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine by electoral ward, age group, and priority group.

Increasing uptake in areas where fewer people have been vaccinated is a key local priority and area of focus for the local NHS & council, working with local communities. You can check if you are currently eligible for a vaccine and book an appointment at the following website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

The following table shows uptake of the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine by electoral ward, age group, and priority group.

Hospital Inpatients 
At 9th December, there were 185 Covid positive inpatients in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust hospitals, compared with 184 on 1st December. This includes 25 in Intensive Treatment / High Dependency Units, compared with 30 on 1st December.  This will include a number of Solihull residents although the majority will be Birmingham residents (source: UHB Inpatient reports, 1st December and 9th December)
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust publish information several times a week at:
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/coronavirus-staff/daily-statistics.htm

Weekly Death Registrations and Occurrences (latest data published covers deaths occurred up to 26th November and registered up to 4th December 2021) 
As of the week ending 26th November, there have been 710 deaths of Solihull residents that mention COVID-19. 2 COVID-19 death(s) occurred in the latest week. 
Further information is available on the Office for National Statistics death registrations page.

Further Information
https://coventry-city-council.github.io/covid-19/dashboard/
This dashboard, developed by Coventry City Council, contains a variety of useful information and allows users to compare rates in Solihull with other areas.

The next data summary will be published on Friday 17th December. 
10th December 2021