112 further coronavirus cases in Warwick

The number of coronavirus cases in Warwick increased by 112 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 16,265 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Warwick when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 13 (Wednesday), up from 16,153 on Tuesday.

The rate of infection in Warwick now stands at 11,224 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 12,441.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 41,446 over the period, to 8,272,883.

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

The dashboard shows 236 people had died in the area by October 13 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 14,527 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 Warwick.

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.

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

The latest figures show 103,723 people had received both jabs by October 12 (Tuesday) – 75% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 78% 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.