COVID: Almost 150,000 coronavirus infections identified in Liverpool so far

The rate of infection in Liverpool now stands at 29,719 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average.
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Almost 150,000 COVID-19 infections have been identified in Liverpool since the pandemic began, figures show, as reinfections are included in official statistics for the first time.

Since Monday, January 31, the UK Health Security Agency has changed the way it reports coronavirus cases.

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It means if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded.

The change has led to a significant rise in the number of cases recorded across the UK.

The stats: A total of 148,735 cases had been confirmed in Liverpool when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on January 31.

That was up from 137,515 on Friday, when reinfections were not included in the figures.

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The rate of infection in Liverpool now stands at 29,719 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 26,252.

Covid deaths in Liverpool

There were also five more coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Liverpool.

The dashboard shows 1,476 people had died in the area by January 31 (Monday) – up from 1,471 on Friday.

It means there have been 18 deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

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They were among 21,985 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.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.

A member of the public receives her COVID-19 vaccine at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Photo: Paul Ellis/Getty ImagesA member of the public receives her COVID-19 vaccine at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Photo: Paul Ellis/Getty Images
A member of the public receives her COVID-19 vaccine at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Photo: Paul Ellis/Getty Images

Vaccines in Liverpool

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The figures also show that nearly two-thirds of people in Liverpool have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 313,785 people had received both jabs by Sunday, January 30 – 65% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 84% of people aged 12 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.

The national picture

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Across the UK, 17,315,893 coronavirus infections have been recorded since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 981,913 compared to Friday.

People with a positive lateral flow test no longer need to take a follow-up PCR test to confirm the result unless they have coronavirus symptoms.

UK case numbers currently only include LFT results for England and Northern Ireland, with lateral flow testing data for Scotland due to be added in the coming weeks.