{"id":39036,"date":"2022-03-21T13:45:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=39036"},"modified":"2022-03-21T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:45:27","slug":"sheffield-testing-centres-close-despite-73-8-rise-in-covid-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/sheffield-testing-centres-close-despite-73-8-rise-in-covid-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing centres close despite Sheffield seeing the largest rise in Covid cases across Yorkshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fears have been raised across Sheffield after\u00a0 PCR testing centres have started to close the same week the city saw a 73.8% increase in Covid cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39110\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39110\" class=\"wp-image-39110\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sheffield_City_Centre_panorama-300x83.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sheffield_City_Centre_panorama-300x83.png 488w, https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sheffield_City_Centre_panorama-480x132.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 488px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheffield City Centre<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 12 and 18 March 2022, 3,720 people had a confirmed positive test result compared to the previous week where 2,140 people had a confirmed case. This makes Sheffield the worst constituent in the Yorkshire and The Humber Region as 1 in 17 people have a confirmed case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/9070975\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Researcher, Daniel Jones, 26 said: \u201cIt is bad that the test centres are closing and also that we now have to pay for testing kits, no one is going to buy the tests unless it is necessary for their job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLuckily I ordered a bunch of them before the end date.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39122\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39122\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39122\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/COVID_Home_Testing_Kit_PCR_UK-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">COVID Home Testing Kit<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last date people can get a PCR test in the region is 30th March 2022 but sites have already started to close. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site on Alderson Road in Sharrow closed on 19 March and the site on Shipton Street in Upperthorpe is set to close on 22 March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite national Covid restrictions easing, Public Health Sheffield has recognised life is not back to normal just yet and has advised people to do all they can to help stop the spread of the infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greg Fell, Director of Public Health in Sheffield:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis (Covid) isn&#8217;t over yet by a long stretch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe next variant might not be as benign as Omicron has turned out to be, so let&#8217;s not all fall into a sense of security that this is over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39108\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39108\" class=\" wp-image-39108\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gregg-fell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregg Fell<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some may have stopped wearing masks and social distance, people are still testing every day. The steel city saw a 15.3% increase in testing after 35,598 tests were taken between 11-17 March 2022 when compared to the previous week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39112\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39112\" class=\" wp-image-39112\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Boy_wearing_a_mask_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Egypt_-_Inbound8844811027769309500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masks are still worn by some<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An O2 Academy staff member, Holly Horrowsmith said: \u201cIt doesn&#8217;t make sense, I don&#8217;t understand why they are closing all of the test centres, maybe just a few but not all of them. Not when cases are rising again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey should keep the centres open, they\u2019re not doing any harm, they are just making sure people who have it get a positive test result.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also still free LFD testing for the general public until 1 April 2022. You order packs of seven online or collect for free from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A local pharmacy: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?data=04%7C01%7Clouise.smith%40sheffield.gov.uk%7C6098c5ce31cd4f0f183a08d9fcec5a71%7Ca1ba59b9720448d8a3607770245ad4a9%7C0%7C0%7C637818914329770491%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;reserved=0&amp;sdata=ygBR2mX67I5AVaB7KixoZIRUfhqL4yYGF0vdFmFgfLQ%3D&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAyMjQuNTM5MjA2MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21hcHMudGVzdC1hbmQtdHJhY2UubmhzLnVrLz91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.c7CrbJmfvw_E-PRUxj57v-0f3ZHZgOuT7CMWX_VxTfU%2Fs%2F1041226802%2Fbr%2F127089545228-l%3Futm_content%3D%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_name%3D%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%26utm_term%3D&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\"><b>find a pharmacy<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online to be sent to your home: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?data=04%7C01%7Clouise.smith%40sheffield.gov.uk%7C6098c5ce31cd4f0f183a08d9fcec5a71%7Ca1ba59b9720448d8a3607770245ad4a9%7C0%7C0%7C637818914329770491%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;reserved=0&amp;sdata=aw8hoMOQgXdW0mtd%2F4H87o4ZsOq1RYILbPC%2BxgJFCIQ%3D&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAyMjQuNTM5MjA2MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb3YudWsvb3JkZXItY29yb25hdmlydXMtcmFwaWQtbGF0ZXJhbC1mbG93LXRlc3RzP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.cndO_Gc4UjtFpnd5G-k_lYGcvOTAaph49Z3FZFl7854%2Fs%2F1041226802%2Fbr%2F127089545228-l%3Futm_content%3D%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_name%3D%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%26utm_term%3D&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\"><b>order for home delivery<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Community Covid Bus: see #CommunityCovidBus on social media<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Covid Hub stall: Moor Market, stand 81<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_39115\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39115\" class=\"wp-image-39115 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/community-covid-bus-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community COVID bus- Sheffield City Council<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the city, hospital admissions have also been on the rise. There was a 25.9% increase in people going to the hospital with Covid between 7-13 March after 102 people were admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of Covid patients being treated by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/topic\/sheffield-teaching-hospitals\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheffield Teaching Hospitals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is still below the level recorded earlier this year, when it peaked at 293 on 17 January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39126\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39126\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39126\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sheffield_Childrens_Hospital_Western_Bank_Sheffield_-_2_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_1822370-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheffield Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients admitted to the hospital will be given free tests if they have symptoms and so will care home residents and other vulnerable groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free testing for those in child care will stop and so will testing for staff and students in education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student, Liberty Smith, 19 said: \u201cI don\u2019t think it makes any sense at all, especially because we are such a high student populated area. In our lectures. If one person gets it, everyone gets it and our lectures are packed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI don&#8217;t understand why the tests are not free anymore, it limits students who don\u2019t have the financial income to buy these tests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Sheffield\u2019s 71 neighbourhoods where data is recorded, all but five have seen a rise in case rates. The UK as a whole saw a 56% rise in Covid-19 cases during the week\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ending 10th March compared to the week before. 410,173 people were tested positive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the increases in testing, positive cases and hospital admissions according to Sheffield Public Health Covid infection is now forty times less likely to result in death than it was in January 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccines have been shown to have a significant impact on the number of deaths caused by Covid-19. At the time of writing, 77.5% of Sheffield residents have received their first dose:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">428,288 people have been given their first dose<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">401,589 people have been given their second dose<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">308,701 people have been given their third dose<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 55.9% of the 552, 698 residents have received their third dose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39129\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39129\" class=\" wp-image-39129\" src=\"https:\/\/awesome-shockley.77-68-72-77.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/COVID-19_vaccines_2021_A-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"133\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">COVID-19 vaccines<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to government sources, anyone who needs a test from 1st April to confirm their symptoms are COVID, will have to pay \u00a32 and \u00a35 per individual LFT or around \u00a320 per pack of seven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of writing for those who would want to purchase an At-Home Covid-19 PCR Testing Kit, it could cost around \u00a362 based on the current Boots.com prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fears have been raised across Sheffield after\u00a0 PCR testing centres have started to close the same week the city saw a 73.8% increase in Covid cases.\u00a0 Between 12 and 18 March 2022, 3,720 people had a confirmed positive test result compared to the previous week where 2,140 people had a confirmed case. 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