147 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in South Tyneside

The number of coronavirus cases in South Tyneside increased by 147 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 51,401 cases had been confirmed in South Tyneside when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 25 (Friday), up from 51,254 on Thursday.

The cumulativerate of infection in South Tyneside, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 34,010 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 30,804.

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 77,306 over the period, to 20,691,123.

People with a positive lateral flow test no longer need to take a follow-up PCR test to confirm the result unless they have coronavirus symptoms.

UK case numbers now include LFT results for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in South Tyneside.

The dashboard shows 565 people had died in the area by March 25 (Friday) – up from 564 on Thursday.

It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is an increase on two the previous week.

They were among 8,012 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 South Tyneside.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

The figures also show that three in five people in South Tyneside have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 84,582 people had received a booster or third dose by March 24 (Thursday) – 61% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 108,494 people (79%) 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.