Covid in Leeds: Live updates as Boris Johnson holds press conference on June 21 lockdown easing
Boris Johnson is holding a televised Downing Street press conference at 6pm, where he is expected to announce a delay to the final lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.
The Prime Minister is expected to announce that the road map easing earmarked for June 21 will be delayed for four weeks to July 19.
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Hide AdHe will be accompanied at the briefing by England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
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Covid death stats
No new Covid deaths have been recorded at Leeds hospitals according to the latest daily update.
Figures released by NHS England show three deaths were recorded in the country’s hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Tuesday, June 15.
The deaths were recorded between June 13 and June 15.
According to the latest Government figures, 246 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Leeds on Wednesday, June 16.
There were 1,179 cases confirmed in the seven days to June 11, meaning Leeds has an infection rate of 148.6 per 100,000 people.
This is an increase of 93.3 per cent on the previous seven-day period.
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