102 further coronavirus cases in Stratford-on-Avon

The number of coronavirus cases in Stratford-on-Avon increased by 102 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 Stratford-on-Avon increased by 102 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 16,968 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Stratford-on-Avon when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on December 3 (Friday), up from 16,866 on Thursday.

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The rate of infection in Stratford-on-Avon now stands at 12,816 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 15,566.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 50,573 over the period, to 10,379,647.

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

The dashboard shows 255 people had died in the area by December 3 (Friday) – which was unchanged from Thursday.

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It means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.

They were among 15,186 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 Stratford-on-Avon.

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 four in five people in Stratford-on-Avon have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 104,306 people had received both jabs by December 2 (Thursday) – 81% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 81% 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.