164 further coronavirus cases in Wirral
The number of coronavirus cases in Wirral increased by 164 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 46,165 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Wirral when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 28 (Thursday), up from 46,001 on Wednesday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Wirral now stands at 14,234 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 13,435.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 39,006 over the period, to 8,936,155.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Wirral.
The dashboard shows 885 people had died in the area by October 28 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on seven the previous week.
They were among 19,768 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 Wirral.
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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Hide AdThe figures also show that three-quarters of people in Wirral have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 221,879 people had received both jabs by October 27 (Wednesday) – 75% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 79% 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.