222 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Greenwich
The number of coronavirus cases in Greenwich increased by 222 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 81,232 cases had been confirmed in Greenwich when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 9 (Wednesday), up from 81,010 on Tuesday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Greenwich, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 28,105 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 28,953.
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 66,870 over the period, to 19,373,884.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Greenwich.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 531 people had died in the area by March 9 (Wednesday) – up from 530 on Tuesday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is an increase on one the previous week.
They were among 19,021 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 Greenwich.
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 nearly half of people in Greenwich have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 129,846 people had received a booster or third dose by March 8 (Tuesday) – 47% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
A total of 183,177 people (66%) 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.