The doubling of the Covid case rate among Rotherham's over-60s in a single week is "worrying", the town's public health chief has said.
The town's current rate is 2,251 cases per 100,000 people, a week-on-week increase of 105.3%.
Among the over-60s, the case rate was 1,282.7 per 100,000, according to director of public health Ben Anderson.
He said he expected the case rate to continue to rise for the next seven to 10 days before peaking.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, government data showed 76 people in Rotherham went into hospital with coronavirus between 27 December and 2 January - an increase of 105.4% compared with the previous week.
There had been 10 deaths reported in Rotherham within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test in the week to 9 January - an increase of 150% compared with the previous seven days.
Rotherham Hospital NHS Trust has been experiencing "very high staff absence levels", with operating theatres closing and staff being asked to consider relinquishing annual leave. 36,000 people in Rotherham unvaccinated.



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