250 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in St Helens
The number of coronavirus cases in St Helens increased by 250 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 61,686 cases had been confirmed in St Helens when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 18 (Friday), up from 61,436 on Thursday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in St Helens, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 34,063 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 29,936.
In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 92,135 over the period, to 20,093,762 – though case figures reported in Scotland cover a period of more than 24 hours.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in St Helens.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 607 people had died in the area by March 18 (Friday) – up from 606 on Thursday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on six the previous week.
They were among 22,986 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 St Helens.
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The figures also show that nearly two-thirds of people in St Helens have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 103,987 people had received a booster or third dose by March 17 (Thursday) – 63% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
A total of 132,860 people (80%) had received two jabs by that date.
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Hide AdAcross England, 66% of people aged 12 and above had received a booster.
Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.