367 further coronavirus cases in Havering

The number of coronavirus cases in Havering increased by 367 over the bank holiday weekend, official figures show.

A total of 33,933 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Havering when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 31 (Tuesday), up from 33,566 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Havering now stands at 13,019 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 10,398.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 123,182 over the period, to 6,789,581.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the bank holiday weekend in Havering.

The dashboard shows 841 people had died in the area by August 31 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there have been two deaths in the past week.

They were among 16,076 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 Havering.

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 three-quarters of people in Havering have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 153,764 people had received both jabs by August 30 (Monday) – 72% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 78% 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.