Birmingham Weekly COVID-19 Statistics Author: Dr Justin Varney (Department of Public Health) th nd Weekly report: 16 January 2021 to 22 January 2021 Source: SGSS, NHS Digital

Pillar 2 PCR & LF total weekly tests: There are the first signs this week of the New cases Rate of cases Rate of testing impact of the national lockdown bringing (per 100k persons; Pillar 2, 54,522 (Positive tests) (per 100k persons) down case numbers, and it is good to see the PCR & LF) Positive tests % (PCR only) rates of testing are improving. However there This week This week This week is still a long way to go to bring the case rate This week down to the levels we achieved back in the autumn where case rates were down below 200 cases/100,000 people. 6,674 584.5 4,775 21.0 Most of the identified contacts of cases that are in the same household or household visitors. Spread often happens in the Last week Last week Last week Last week household but it isn't inevitable, and www.germdefence.org can help. 8,308 727.6 4,464 22.5 Anyone who is unable to work from home, or in a care or support bubble should be testing every 3-4 days with lateral flow can help identify people who are infectious but don't have symptoms. Testing for asymptomatic individuals is now available in the city at Number of cases Since March 2020 the Utilita Arena (old NIA) site and three Pillar 1: Cases in hospital or GP mobile sites, as well as through a growing Pillar 2: Cases in the community number of community pharmacy sites.

Average daily Covid admissions have risen to over 150 new cases a day across the hospitals in the city. Pressure on the NHS remains very high and although there are positive signs of case rate improving, this won't impact on pressures in the NHS for three to four weeks. Weekly COVID-19 Statistics Weekly report: 16th January 2021 to 22nd January 2021 Case number change in Birmingam The majority of wards in the city have seen (ward level) Change in weekly cases compared to the previous two weeks case numbers fall between this week and the Sutton Wylde Green Bordesley & Highgate King's Norton South week before, but a small number are still Sutton Reddicap North Hall Green South rising. On page 3 you will find a table version Sutton Mere Green of this information. Alum Rock Stirchley Case rates take accounts of the different Soho & Jewellery Quarter Frankley Great Park & population sizes across different wards so is a Sutton more useful way of looking at differences Newtown & East between different areas than just looking at Handsworth case numbers. Balsall Heath West The wards with the highest case rates (cases & West Heath per 100,000 residents) in the last week are: Yardley West & & Monyhull Sutton & •Lozells (958) Quinton & • (926) North Edgbaston Yardley East (907) Garretts Green • Allens Cross King's Norton North •Heartlands (881) Highter's Heath & • & (853) Northfield •Handsworth Wood (839) Sheldon Pype Hayes •Birchfield (781) Glebe Farm & Tile Cross Bromford & Hodge Hill Birchfield •Bordesley Green (764) Heartlands & Billesley • (750) Aston & King's Heath •Ward End (749) Ward End Yardley East Holyhead & Case rates have fallen slightly in all age groups Perry Common but remain highest in the 30 to 44 Perry Barr -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% year group, case rates are high across all ethnic Comparision of seven-day total cases from 08 Jan to 22 Jan by wards level covering Birmingham. groups but are highest in our Asian communities. Source: PHE, updated on 25 Jan 11:45 Cases by Ward 16th to 22nd of January 2021

Electoral Ward Name No. Positive Difference Electoral Ward Name No. Positive Difference Electoral Ward Name No. Positive Difference cases per from cases per from cases per from 100,000 previous 100,000 previous 100,000 previous fortnight fortnight fortnight Perry Barr 926 33% Highter's Heath 648 -19% Sutton Vesey 407 -34% Kingstanding 703 7% Bordesley Green 764 -19% Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East 747 -35% Perry Common 687 7% King's Norton North 390 -22% Newtown 616 -36% Rubery & Rednal 618 6% Allens Cross 529 -24% Sutton Roughley 319 -36% Holyhead 707 5% Garretts Green 645 -24% Acocks Green 746 -36% Yardley East 907 1% Handsworth Wood 839 -24% Harborne 386 -37% Ward End 749 -4% North Edgbaston 630 -25% Tyseley & Hay Mills 672 -38% Sutton Trinity 443 -5% Weoley & Selly Oak 546 -25% Frankley Great Park 532 -39% Brandwood & King's Heath 548 -7% Moseley 487 -26% Soho & Jewellery Quarter 487 -42% Aston 750 -8% Quinton 603 -27% Sparkhill 746 -43% Billesley 719 -8% Sutton Walmley & Minworth 388 -28% Small Heath 649 -43% Bournbrook & Selly Park 317 -8% Druids Heath & Monyhull 536 -29% Stirchley 386 -44% Heartlands 881 -9% Yardley West & Stechford 646 -29% Alum Rock 575 -45% Birchfield 781 -11% Longbridge & West Heath 555 -30% Erdington 502 -46% Glebe Farm & Tile Cross 737 -12% Shard End 552 -30% Sutton Mere Green 264 -47% Bromford & Hodge Hill 853 -12% Lozells 958 -31% Castle Vale 601 -49% Pype Hayes 675 -13% Edgbaston 321 -31% Gravelly Hill 508 -49% Stockland Green 670 -13% Bartley Green 490 -31% Hall Green South 439 -52% Sheldon 638 -14% Balsall Heath West 556 -32% Hall Green North 591 -52% Northfield 471 -14% South Yardley 597 -33% Sutton Reddicap 350 -57% Oscott 690 -14% Ladywood 493 -33% King's Norton South 442 -58% Sutton Four Oaks 295 -15% Nechells 422 -33% Bordesley & Highgate 324 -60% Bournville & Cotteridge 364 -18% Handsworth 543 -34% Sutton Wylde Green 225 -69%