94 further coronavirus cases in Westminster

The number of coronavirus cases in Westminster increased by 94 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 19,598 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Westminster when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 6 (Friday), up from 19,504 on Thursday.

The rate of infection in Westminster now stands at 7,263 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,289.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 31,442 over the period, to 6,014,023.

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

The dashboard shows 309 people had died in the area by August 6 (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 15,807 deaths recorded across London.

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

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 half of people in Westminster have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 115,999 people had received both jabs by August 5 (Thursday) – 45% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 73% 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.