283 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Liverpool

The number of coronavirus cases in Liverpool increased by 283 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 68,253 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Liverpool when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 19, up from 67,970 on Wednesday.

The rate of infection in Liverpool now stands at 13,638 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 9,866.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 36,273 over the period, to 6,392,160.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Liverpool.

Figures: The dashboard shows 1,232 people had died in the area by August 19 – up from 1,231 on Wednesday.

It means there have been seven deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 18,667 deaths recorded across the North West.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Liverpool.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

Vaccinations: The figures also show that more than half of people in Liverpool have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 259,546 people had received both jabs by August 18 (Wednesday) – 58% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 75% of people aged 16 and above had received a second dose of the jab.

Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.