By South Yorkshire has some of the highest number of Covid-19 cases
South Yorkshire has some of the highest number of new Covid-19 cases during the last seven days, a Doncaster health boss has said.
The statement comes as schools across England prepare to reopen their doors to students on Monday June 1.
In a letter to headteachers in Doncaster, Director of Public Health Dr Rupert Suckling said that although he did not support the recommendation not to reopen schools, he was monitoring the evidence and the data.
He added that this monitoring will allow him to advise on the potential situation changes that are likely to develop post June 1.
Dr Suckling said that evidence is ‘inconclusive’ on whether children are more susceptible to Covid-19 and whether they are more likely than adults to transmit the virus.
He added the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) report said that the balance of evidence suggests that ‘both may be lower than in adults’.
Dr Suckling said:
“The North of the country, including Yorkshire and the Humber and Doncaster, has been constantly told that the pandemic wave is two weeks behind the pandemic wave seen in London and in the South of the country.
“The nationally available data on the numbers of new Covid-19 cases -which is dependent on the testing strategy – shows the Doncaster rate is in the middle of regional averages, although in the last seven days South Yorkshire has seen one of the highest number of new cases in the North of England.
“I have asked repeatedly to see all the data on new Covid-19 cases in Doncaster to give me a complete picture of not just how many new cases but where the new cases are and assurance that they are being effectively managed.”
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