56 further coronavirus cases and two more deaths recorded in Nuneaton and Bedworth

The number of coronavirus cases in Nuneaton and Bedworth increased by 56 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.

A total of 12,935 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Nuneaton and Bedworth when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 19 (Thursday), up from 12,879 on Wednesday.

The rate of infection in Nuneaton and Bedworth now stands at 9,922 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 9,866.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 36,273 over the period, to 6,392,160.

There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

The dashboard shows 290 people had died in the area by August 19 (Thursday) – up from 288 on Wednesday.

It means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.

They were among 13,861 deaths recorded across the West Midlands.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

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

The latest figures show 79,220 people had received both jabs by August 18 (Wednesday) – 71% 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 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.