117 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Redbridge

The number of coronavirus cases in Redbridge increased by 117 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 40,414 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Redbridge when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 27 (Friday), up from 40,297 on Thursday.

The rate of infection in Redbridge now stands at 13,222 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 10,241.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 37,690 over the period, to 6,666,399.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Redbridge.

The dashboard shows 757 people had died in the area by August 27 (Friday) – up from 756 on Thursday.

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

They were among 16,048 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 Redbridge.

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

The figures also show that three in five people in Redbridge have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 165,031 people had received both jabs by August 26 (Thursday) – 61% 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.