80 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Bexley

The number of coronavirus cases in Bexley increased by 80 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 31,750 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Bexley when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 28 (Tuesday), up from 31,670 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Bexley now stands at 12,736 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 11,654.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 34,520 over the period, to 7,736,235.

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

The dashboard shows 578 people had died in the area by September 28 (Tuesday) – up from 577 on Monday.

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

They were among 16,382 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 Bexley.

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

The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Bexley have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 153,172 people had received both jabs by September 26 (Sunday) – 74% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 82% 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.