172 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Harrow

The number of coronavirus cases in Harrow increased by 172 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 73,553 cases had been confirmed in Harrow when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 9 (Wednesday), up from 73,381 on Tuesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Harrow, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 29,149 cases per 100,000 people, higher 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 Harrow.

The dashboard shows 608 people had died in the area by March 9 (Wednesday) – up from 607 on Tuesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none 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 Harrow.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

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

The latest figures show 133,076 people had received a booster or third dose by March 8 (Tuesday) – 51% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 177,911 people (68%) 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.