56 further coronavirus cases in Hammersmith and Fulham

The number of coronavirus cases in Hammersmith and Fulham increased by 56 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 21,489 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Hammersmith and Fulham when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 14 (Tuesday), up from 21,433 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Hammersmith and Fulham now stands at 11,708 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 11,030.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 26,251 over the period, to 7,282,810.

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

The dashboard shows 242 people had died in the area by September 14 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on three the previous week.

They were among 16,240 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 Hammersmith and Fulham.

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 more than half of people in Hammersmith and Fulham have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 114,948 people had received both jabs by September 13 (Monday) – 53% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 81% 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.