272 further coronavirus cases in Barking and Dagenham

The number of coronavirus cases in Barking and Dagenham increased by 272 over the bank holiday weekend, official figures show.

A total of 28,874 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Barking and Dagenham when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 31 (Tuesday), up from 28,602 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Barking and Dagenham now stands at 13,486 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 10,398.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 123,182 over the period, to 6,789,581.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the bank holiday weekend in Barking and Dagenham.

The dashboard shows 471 people had died in the area by August 31 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 16,076 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 Barking and Dagenham.

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 half of people in Barking and Dagenham have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 97,498 people had received both jabs by August 30 (Monday) – 55% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 78% of people aged 16 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.