Nottinghamshire County Council has published their first Covid-19 Surveillance Report.
Nottinghamshire county: Data on number of people with coronavirus by local area published
The Surveillance Reports bring together information on cases of infection following tests carried out in hospitals an Public Health England laboratories (Pillar 1) and those carried out by commercial partner laboratories (Pillar 2).
These first reports set out the cumulative data from 21 February to 12 July 2020, with further reports due weekly. While the reports cover the cumulative data for the whole period, some of the illustrations refer to specific timescales within the overall time period.
In addition, some of the data look at the whole county and city, some are based on districts and some on Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs). MSOAs look at the data at neighbourhood level.
The data show that the rate of confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in both the County and the City is lower than the England average and had been continuing to reduce.
These data will help the County and City councils work with partners to respond to outbreaks and to suppress the spread of infection.
When looking at the data it is important to remember that the number of cases across Nottinghamshire and Nottingham is relatively small.
In this context, caution should be exercised in over-interpreting the data about a few sporadic cases in a particular locality.
Jonathan Gribbin, Director of Public Health at Nottinghamshire County Council said:
“We are pleased to publish our reports to residents so that everyone understands the situation in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham. They show the number of cases we have across the county and the city, identifies where these cases have occurred at district level and within neighbourhoods, and it helps us in our work with partners to stop the spread.
“The figures show that the number of confirmed new cases continues to decline in the county and we know that this is also the case in Nottingham city. This is positive news, but we can’t afford to be complacent.
“To keep our rates lower than many other areas of England, it remains critical that every individual, household and business plays their part. The way to stop the spread is by observing social distancing of two metres wherever possible – and one metre with the necessary extra precautions where two metres is not possible, frequent and rigorous hand washing, self-isolating immediately if you or anyone in your household has symptoms and by following other measures as directed.
“I’m grateful to people in Nottinghamshire for the way they have continued to follow the guidance. By sticking to the guidance, we are protecting our family, friends and community.”
The data published today includes:
– cases on a weekly basis
– moving average of cases per day
– number of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 cases for 21 February to 12 July, and the number of cases for the week 6 – 12 July
– median age for both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 cases
Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 cases on a district basis for the entire period (21 February to 12 July)
– cumulative cases for each district
– the rate of cumulative cases per 100,000 population in each district, compared with the England average
– Confirmed cases for the top 20 Middle Super Output Areas
– Confirmed cases per 100,000 population for the top 20 Middle Super Output Areas.
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Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report in Nottinghamshire
Cumulative data from 21/02/2020 – 12/07/2020
Overview
This report summarises the information from the surveillance system which is used to monitor the cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic in Nottinghamshire (excluding Nottingham city). The report is based on daily data up to 12 July 2020.
COVID-19 cases are identified by taking specimens from people and sending these specimens to laboratories to be tested. If the test is positive, this is referred to as a lab-confirmed case.
Data includes lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 from pillar 1 (NHS hospital and Public Health England laboratories) and pillar 2 (commercial partner laboratories) of the Government’s testing programme.
There are many factors that can contribute to the number of cases in an area. As part of local outbreak control arrangements, a team meets daily to review information about new cases to identify where further investigation or action is required.
Technical details
The maps presented in the report examine counts and rates of COVID-19 at Middle Super Output Area level. Middle Layer Super Output Areas are a census based geography used in the reporting of small area statistics in England and Wales. The minimum population is 5,411 and the average is 8,363. As such they are larger than electoral wards but smaller than Districts.
Disclosure control rules have been applied to all figures not currently in the public domain. All counts have been rounded to the nearest 5 and those between 1 to 7 have been suppressed.
Data has been sourced from Public Health England. The report has been compiled by Performance, Intelligence and Policy Team at Nottinghamshire County Council.
