320 further coronavirus cases in South Tyneside

The number of coronavirus cases in South Tyneside increased by 320 over the weekend, official figures show.

A total of 18,515 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in South Tyneside when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on July 26 (Monday), up from 18,195 on Friday.

The rate of infection in South Tyneside now stands at 12,264 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 8,872.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 84,323 over the period, to 5,722,298.

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

The dashboard shows 436 people had died in the area by July 26 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on four the previous week.

They were among 6,078 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, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower than as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.

The figures also show that more than two-thirds of people in South Tyneside have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 88,304 people had received both jabs by July 25 (Sunday) – 69% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 70% of people aged 18 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.