100 further coronavirus cases in Sutton
The number of coronavirus cases in Sutton increased by 100 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 21,741 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Sutton when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 24 (Tuesday), up from 21,641 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Sutton now stands at 10,467 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 10,094.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 30,619 over the period, to 6,555,200.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Sutton.
The dashboard shows 440 people had died in the area by August 24 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.
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Hide AdIt means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.
They were among 16,000 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 Sutton.
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 Sutton have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 123,405 people had received both jabs by August 23 (Monday) – 71% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 77% 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.