216 further coronavirus cases and three more deaths recorded in Liverpool

The number of coronavirus cases in Liverpool increased by 216 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and three more deaths were recorded.

A total of 74,820 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Liverpool when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 14 (Tuesday), up from 74,604 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Liverpool now stands at 14,950 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 11,030.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 26,251 over the period, to 7,282,810.

There were also three more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Liverpool.

The dashboard shows 1,282 people had died in the area by September 14 (Tuesday) – up from 1,279 on Monday.

It means there have been 21 deaths in the past week, which is an increase on 11 the previous week.

They were among 19,049 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.

The figures also show that three in five people in Liverpool have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 281,419 people had received both jabs by September 13 (Monday) – 61% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 81% 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.