173 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Westminster
The number of coronavirus cases in Westminster increased by 173 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 65,332 cases had been confirmed in Westminster when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 31 (Thursday), up from 65,159 on Wednesday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Westminster, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 24,211 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 31,485.
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 74,416 over the period, to 21,147,425.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Westminster.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 383 people had died in the area by March 31 (Thursday) – up from 382 on Wednesday.
It means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.
They were among 19,166 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.
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Hide AdThe figures also show that two in five people in Westminster have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 109,755 people had received a booster or third dose by March 30 (Wednesday) – 40% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
A total of 155,760 people (57%) had received two jabs by that date.
Across England, 67% 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.