Scarborough borough's infection rate drops below the national average as Tier 2 restrictions set to come in

The borough’s seven-day infection rate has dropped to 146 cases per 100,000 people, down from 330 this time last week and 570 two weeks ago.

Over the last seven days, the borough averaged 23 cases a day, a drop from 51 seven days ago.

It means that Scarborough borough’s infection rate has dropped below the average for England, which is now 160.

The borough also no longer has the highest infection rate in the county, having been overtaken by Selby, which now stands at 155.

Scarborough is above the North Yorkshire average, which has fallen to 120.

The borough’s overall total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is now 2,865 after 57 new cases were added from Friday and the weekend.

On Wednesday the borough, along with the rest of North Yorkshire and York, will be placed into the Tier 2 High Alert restrictions which limit household mixing and only allow pubs and restaurants to serve alcohol with a “substantial” meal.

Today, a mobile testing facility will be at Whitby’s Marina Car Park in Langborne Road before visiting Filey Country Park tomorrow and Scarborough’s Seamer Road park and ride site on Wednesday.

Scarborough’s walk-in coronavirus testing site at William Street Coach Park is also offering testing seven days a week from 8am until 8pm.

Appointments must be booked in advance.

Anyone who is showing coronavirus symptoms should register for a test on the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

People who do not have access to the internet, or who have difficulty with the digital portals, can ring the 119 service to book.

Tests can be booked at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test.