145 further coronavirus cases in Bromley

The number of coronavirus cases in Bromley increased by 145 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 35,085 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Bromley when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 8 (Wednesday), up from 34,940 on Tuesday.

The rate of infection in Bromley now stands at 10,544 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 10,792.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 38,486 over the period, to 7,094,592.

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

The dashboard shows 632 people had died in the area by September 8 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

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

They were among 16,181 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 Bromley.

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 three-quarters of people in Bromley have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 214,005 people had received both jabs by September 7 (Tuesday) – 74% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 80% 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.