110 further coronavirus cases in Sefton

The number of coronavirus cases in Sefton increased by 110 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.

The number of coronavirus cases in Sefton increased by 110 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 32,831 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Sefton when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 10 (Tuesday), up from 32,721 on Monday.

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The rate of infection in Sefton now stands at 11,900 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 9,451.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 23,297 over the period, to 6,117,540.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Sefton.

The dashboard shows 822 people had died in the area by August 10 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

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It means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on four the previous week.

They were among 18,538 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 Sefton.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

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The figures also show that nearly three-quarters of people in Sefton have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 170,158 people had received both jabs by August 9 (Monday) – 72% 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 18 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.