84 further coronavirus cases in Gateshead

The number of coronavirus cases in Gateshead increased by 84 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 62,458 cases had been confirmed in Gateshead when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 11 (Friday), up from 62,374 on Thursday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Gateshead, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 30,928 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 29,145.

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 72,509 over the period, to 19,530,485.

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

The dashboard shows 567 people had died in the area by March 11 (Friday) – which was unchanged from Thursday.

It means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 7,969 deaths recorded across the North East.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Gateshead.

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 nearly two-thirds of people in Gateshead have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 112,594 people had received a booster or third dose by March 10 (Thursday) – 62% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 145,017 people (80%) 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.