289 further coronavirus cases in Greenwich

The number of coronavirus cases in Greenwich increased by 289 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 86,751 cases had been confirmed in Greenwich when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 30 (Wednesday), up from 86,462 on Tuesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Greenwich, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 30,014 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 31,374.

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 86,838 over the period, to 21,073,009.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Greenwich.

The dashboard shows 535 people had died in the area by March 30 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

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

They were among 19,161 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, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

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

The latest figures show 131,411 people had received a booster or third dose by March 29 (Tuesday) – 47% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 184,498 people (67%) 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.