Wirral’s covid numbers are rising at pace, with a recent surge in infections putting more pressure on hospitals.
The most recent figures we have show cases are up by 38%, with 3,027 infections registered in the week up to March 20. That means 933 people in every 100,000 have Covid-19 currently, in another major week-on-week rise which has seen Wirral’s infection rate more than triple since February 25.
This rise in case numbers has begun to translate into more pressure on hospitals. The latest figures, for March 22, show there were 70 people being treated for the virus in Wirral’s hospitals.
