Coronavirus

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

People across Wakefield who are at higher risk of serious illness from Covid are being invited to get their winter vaccinations. GETTY

Winter Covid vaccine: Wakefield district's winter programme gets underway

We look at the latest data to see how Wakefield has changed since the first lockdown.

Health, education and the economy - the impact Covid-19 has had on Wakefield

Experts fear this will continue to be a strain on the NHS for the remaining winter months, with the XBB1.5 variant that is spreading extremely rapidly in the US also being a cause for concern.

'Get jabbed' call as concern grows over new Covid variant

They were among 18,112 deaths recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber.

13 more Covid related deaths recorded in Wakefield

The UK was the first in the world to start the life-saving vaccinations, with the first jab given on December 8 and the first jab in Wakefield District on December 16.

Wakefield NHS marks Covid-19 vaccination anniversary with booster plea

Pregnant Laura Kennedy, who is looking forward to welcoming her third baby in the New Year, got both her autumn booster and flu vaccine at her local pharmacy.

Pregnant women in Wakefield urged to get Covid-19 booster

The latest data from the Office of National Statistics shows that this includes an increase in the number of hospitalisations and deaths related to Covid. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Covid cases rising again so don't be complacent

A generic image showing Covid testing. Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Coronavirus case son the rise and what you need to know

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation

The autumn booster rollout has started, with people aged 75 and over, frontline health and care workers and those with weakened immune systems the first to be invited for the vital jab.

Autumn Covid-19 boosters get underway across Wakefield to protect the most vulne...

The number of beds at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 49% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 77.

How many Covid-19 cases are there in the district's hospitals?

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on September 7 was down from 68 on the same day the previous week.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust caring for more than 50 Covid-19 patients

NHS vaccination teams have begun visiting care homes across the region as the roll-out of Covid-19 autumn booster jabs gets underway in Yorkshire.

Roll-out of Covid-19 autumn booster gets underway across Yorkshire

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury, was caring for 91 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday.

Number of Covid patients being cared for by Mid Yorkshire Hosptials

The Long Covid SOS charity called on the Government to stop putting its "head in the sand" and take action to reduce the growing number of long Covid sufferers.

Covid in Wakefield: More than 15,000 people across the district estimated to hav...
More than 15,000 people in Wakefield are suffering with long Covid, estimates suggest.
Leanne Clarke

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 154 coronavirus patients in hospital as of last week, figures show.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 154 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Thousands of people across the Wakefield district are still unvaccinated against coronavirus.

18 of the worst Wakefield neighbourhoods for Covid vaccinations as BA4 and BA5 c...

People are being urged to make sure they have had their Covid-19 vaccines

West Yorkshire and Harrogate patients face delays after huge rise in Covid cases

The Queen Elizabeth Covid-19 Vaccination Centre celebrated its official opening after moving from its former home at Navigation Walk.

Take a tour around the new Queen Elizabeth Covid Vaccination Centre in Wakefield

Figures show that there were 15 patients been treated for Covid-19 the week ending June 5, which more than doubled to 33 the following week, ending June 12. (Adobe Stock)

Number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised across the district has more than doubl...

With 74.4% having received at least one vaccine, those aged 30-34 have the highest refusal rates in Wakefield.

One in seven adults in Wakefield still unvaccinated against Covid-19

One in 30 people in Yorkshire now suffer from Long Covid, shock figures show.

Long Covid in Yorkshire: How many people have it, how is it diagnosed and what a...

Wakefield's vaccination service is moving to a new location and will now be offering additional roving pop-up clinics in the community.

Wakefield vaccination service moves to new location to keep the jabs coming

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 across the Wakefield district has decreased, latest figures reveal.

Covid in Wakefield: Positive cases drop across the district

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 across the Wakefield district has decreased, latest official figures reveal.

Covid in Wakefield: Number of positive cases of Covid-19 down across the distric...

The vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 began earlier this spring in all four nations.

Covid-19: How many children in Wakefield between 5 and 11 have been jabbed so fa...
Parents up and down the UK are getting invited to have their primary-age children vaccinated against coronavirus - but how many in Wakefield have been jabbed so far?
Leanne Clarke

The number of coronavirus cases in Wakefield has decreased in the past week.

Covid in Wakefield: Positive cases drop across the district

The number of coronavirus cases in Wakefield has increased again this week.

Covid in Wakefield: Positive cases increase again across the city

The dashboard shows 1,046 people had died in the area by Thursday, April 21, up from 1,040 on Wednesday.

Covid in Wakefield: Six more deaths recorded and 141 patients with Covid-19 in M...

The number of coronavirus cases in Wakefield has decreased over the last week, official figures show.

Covid in Wakefield: Positive cases of coronavirus decrease across the district

Reminding people to stay aware of coronavirus symptoms and to take lateral flow test

Beware of coronavirus symptoms and take lateral flow test urges leading pharmacy

The figures include people infected with Covid-19 for the first time as well as reinfections.

Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford areas with highest Covid infections in the ...

A total of 114,068 cases had been confirmed in Wakefield when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated yesterday, Monday, April 4, up from 113,340 on Friday.

Covid in Wakefield: 728 further coronavirus cases and two more deaths recorded

Nine new symptoms of Covid have been added to the official NHS list as the number of people with the virus has reached record highs.

NHS add nine new Covid symptoms to its official list - here's what to look out f...

Getting the vaccine is much like any other vaccination that children can have to help protect them from illnesses like measles, polio, meningitis, mumps and flu.

Children aged five to 11 in Wakefield can now get vaccinated against Covid

The number of coronavirus cases in Wakefield increased by 454 in 24 hours, figures show.

Covid cases: 454 further coronavirus cases in Wakefield

The UK’s rocketing coronavirus rates are now beginning to slow, official figures show.

Wakefield areas with highest Covid infections in the past week

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 across the Wakefield district has increased, latest figures reveal.

Covid in Wakefield: Positive cases increase across the city

Since they opened over 91,853 PCR tests have been conducted at the mobile testing units.

Covid testing sites across Wakefield to close this week

Here are the neighbourhoods in Wakefield with the biggest rise in case rates in the past week.

Wakefield areas with highest Covid infections in the past week

The number of coronavirus cases in Wakefield increased by 852 over the weekend, official figures show.

Covid in Wakefield: Positive cases increase across the city

More than 1,000 people in Wakefield have died from coronavirus since the pandemic reached the UK around two years ago.

Covid-19 in Wakefield: City's death toll two years on

The NHS in Wakefield is starting to offer Spring booster vaccines this week as the Covid-19 vaccination programme moves to the next phase.

NHS Wakefield to begin Spring Covid booster vaccinations this week

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

On Monday, the Government announced its Living with Covi-19 strategy - meaning all domestic restrictions will end on February 24.

Living with Covid-19: All restrictions end tomorrow - here's what it means

Boris Johnson will set out his ‘living with Covid’ plan today (Photo: Getty Images)

All the Covid rule changes set to be announced by Boris Johnson today

With schools getting ready for February half-term, online pharmacy, Pharmacy2U, has expanded its capabilities to allow 12-15 year olds to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in Wakefield.

Pharmacy2U encourages Wakefield 12-15 year olds to get vaccinated this half term

Thousands more teenagers in Wakefield have received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine this month, figures show.

Thousands of Wakefield teens are now double jabbed

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 across the Wakefield district has decreased again, latest figures reveal.

Covid in Wakefield: Number of positive cases of Covid-19 drops across the distri...

Travel rules have relaxed for UK arrivals from 11 February (Photo: Getty Images)

Major changes to Covid travel rules from today as testing is scrapped

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 across the Wakefield district has decreased again, latest figures reveal.

Covid in Wakefield: Number of positive cases of Covid-19 down across the distric...

Professor Mahendra Patel OBE who is playing a key role in the fight to combat Covid-19.

Thousands of participants who have tested positive for Covid-19 are needed to t...

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to January 27.

Here are the 11 Wakefield areas with the highest Covid infections in the past we...