591 further coronavirus cases in Barnet

The number of coronavirus cases in Barnet increased by 591 over the weekend, official figures show.

A total of 112,581 cases had been confirmed in Barnet when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 7 (Monday), up from 111,990 on Friday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Barnet, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 28,215 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 28,783.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 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 126,120 over the period, to 19,245,301.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Barnet.

The dashboard shows 900 people had died in the area by March 7 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on four the previous week.

They were among 19,003 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 Barnet.

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 as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.

The figures also show that half of people in Barnet have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 192,453 people had received a booster or third dose by March 6 (Sunday) – 50% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 262,163 people (68%) had received two jabs by that date.

Across England, 66% 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.