168 further coronavirus cases in Warwick

The number of coronavirus cases in Warwick increased by 168 over the weekend, official figures show.

A total of 12,112 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Warwick when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 23 (Monday), up from 11,944 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Warwick now stands at 8,358 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 10,052.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 95,434 over the period, to 6,524,581.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Warwick.

The dashboard shows 229 people had died in the area by August 23 (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 13,892 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.

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 three-quarters of people in Warwick have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 95,128 people had received both jabs by August 22 (Sunday) – 74% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 76% 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.