703 further coronavirus cases in Wealden
The number of coronavirus cases in Wealden increased by 703 over the weekend, official figures show.
A total of 40,375 cases had been confirmed in Wealden when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 14 (Monday), up from 39,672 on Friday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Wealden, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 24,811 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 29,434.
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 170,467 over the period, to 19,700,952 – though figures for Scotland were not included due to a technical issue.
There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Wealden.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 419 people had died in the area by March 14 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.
It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on two the previous week.
They were among 20,821 deaths recorded across the South East.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Wealden.
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Hide AdDaily 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.
Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.
The figures also show that nearly three-quarters of people in Wealden have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 105,415 people had received a booster or third dose by March 13 (Sunday) – 72% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
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Hide AdA total of 124,852 people (85%) had received two jabs by that date.
Across England, 66% 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.