COVID-19 – Solihull Data Summary, 21st January 2022 
Summary
•	The number of new cases was 2,140 in the 7 days to 14th January, a rate of 989.0 per 100,000 population, a decrease of 45% on the previous 7 days.
•	Information about COVID-19 vaccine uptake by cohort and electoral ward is given in this bulletin.   
•	At 20th January, there were 454 COVID-19 positive inpatients in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust hospitals, compared with 450 on 13th January. 
•	There was 0 COVID-19 related death(s) of a Solihull resident in w/e 7th January (deaths registered up to 15th January). (Source: ONS).
Weekly Cases and Rates
COVID-19 cases are defined as an individual with at least one confirmed positive test from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), rapid lateral flow test (LFT) or loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) test. Positive rapid lateral flow test results can be confirmed with PCR tests taken within 72 hours. If the PCR test results are negative, these are not reported as cases. 
New Cases
In the 7 days to 14th January, Solihull had 2,140 COVID-19 cases, a rate of 989.0 per 100,000 population. This was a decrease of 45% on the previous 7 days.

Total Cases
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Solihull since the start of the pandemic was 53,370 on 19th January. 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 20th January).

Number of New Cases by Ward
The table below shows the number of new lab-confirmed cases by ward for the 14 days between 3rd January and 16th January 2022. 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
20th December – 2nd January 	Number of cases
3rd January – 16th January	
Bickenhill	415	352	
Blythe	523	449	
Castle Bromwich	352	327	
Chelmsley Wood	413	407	
Dorridge & Hockley Heath	340	261	
Elmdon	375	314	
Knowle	294	264	
Kingshurst & Fordbridge	412	449	
Lyndon	407	348	
Meriden	357	293	
Olton	444	311	
Silhill	366	355	
Shirley East	366	347	
Shirley South	346	276	
Shirley West	405	367	
St Alphege	336	277	
Smith’s Wood	397	381	
Total	6,548	5,778	
Source: UK Health Security Agency Data
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 17th January 2022. 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/third dose of COVID-19 vaccine by electoral ward, age group, and priority group. A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is given to people with a weakened immune system and is different to a COVID-19 booster dose. 

Hospital Inpatients 
At 20th January, there were 454 COVID-19 positive inpatients in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust hospitals, compared with 450 on 13th January. This includes 24 in Intensive Treatment / High Dependency Units, compared with 20 on 13th January.  This will include a number of Solihull residents although the majority will be Birmingham residents (source: UHB Inpatient reports, 13th January and 20th January).
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 7th January and registered up to 15th January 2022) 
As of the week ending 7th December, there have been 719 deaths of Solihull residents that mention COVID-19. 0 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 28th January. 
21st January 2022