183 further coronavirus cases in North Tyneside

The number of coronavirus cases in North Tyneside increased by 183 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 19,806 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in North Tyneside when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on July 22 (Thursday), up from 19,623 on Wednesday.

The rate of infection in North Tyneside now stands at 9,526 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 8,682.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 39,315 over the period, to 5,602,321.

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

The dashboard shows 417 people had died in the area by July 22 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.

They were among 6,054 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 North Tyneside.

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 more than two-thirds of people in North Tyneside have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 120,173 people had received both jabs by July 21 (Wednesday) – 69% of those aged 18 and over.

As of today (July 22), this proportion is based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

Previously, it had been based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 69% of people aged 18 and above had received a second dose of the jab.