National Data Issues

Leader of Newcastle City Council, Councillor Nick Forbes said, 

“This is yet another catastrophic failure from an incompetent Government that is moving recklessly from one avoidable disaster to another.

“Across the North East we called for additional restrictions and measures built around the data we had, we did not call for these changes lightly and made the decisions based on intelligence and insight. If we cannot be confident in the data we are receiving from the Government how can we make these life altering decisions and do what is best for our residents and businesses?

“Our local Outbreak Control system, in conjunction with Public Health England, is working flat out to ensure that everyone in Newcastle who needs to self-isolate is contacted and that everyone who needs a test can get one, and we are seeing compliance from the majority of our residents. However, if the national set up is letting this system down by not having the full complement of data available, the impact of local action will be limited.

‘The Government must act quickly to address this failure.  Lots of people haven’t been traced in time and I hope that doesn’t mean the City will face yet further restrictions as a result. It is essential we have the right data at the right time in order for us to protect our residents, support our businesses and enable our region to recover from this pandemic."

Information below is based on latest data set received on Monday 5th October. 

• The additional data has added 474 positive cases to the data set we received on Friday 2nd October. 
• The is a further 567 new positive cases between 1st and 3rd October. 
• Data set received on Friday showed a per 100,000 rate of 235. Current data shows that rate was 376 per 100,000 for the same period. 
• The overall positive case rate is now over 400 per 100,000 between 27th and 3rd October.