197 further coronavirus cases in Harrow

The number of coronavirus cases in Harrow increased by 197 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 78,573 cases had been confirmed in Harrow when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 31 (Thursday), up from 78,376 on Wednesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Harrow, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 31,138 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 31,485.

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 74,416 over the period, to 21,147,425.

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

The dashboard shows 615 people had died in the area by March 31 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.

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

They were among 19,166 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, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

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

The latest figures show 134,304 people had received a booster or third dose by March 30 (Wednesday) – 51% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 179,032 people (68%) 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.