77 further coronavirus cases in Greenwich
The number of coronavirus cases in Greenwich increased by 77 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 30,158 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Greenwich when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 24 (Tuesday), up from 30,081 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Greenwich now stands at 10,434 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 10,094.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 30,619 over the period, to 6,555,200.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Greenwich.
The dashboard shows 444 people had died in the area by August 24 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on two the previous week.
They were among 16,000 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 three in five people in Greenwich have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 150,612 people had received both jabs by August 23 (Monday) – 59% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 77% 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.