257 further coronavirus cases in Warwick

The number of coronavirus cases in Warwick increased by 257 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 44,411 cases had been confirmed in Warwick when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 24 (Thursday), up from 44,154 on Wednesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Warwick, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 30,648 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 30,693.

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 97,819 over the last 24 hours, to 20,613,817.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Warwick.

The dashboard shows 282 people had died in the area by March 24 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.

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

They were among 17,009 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 two-thirds of people in Warwick have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 93,803 people had received a booster or third dose by March 23 (Wednesday) – 68% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 112,169 people (82%) had received two jabs by that date.

Across England, 67% 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.