78 further coronavirus cases in Tower Hamlets

The number of coronavirus cases in Tower Hamlets increased by 78 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 39,105 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Tower Hamlets when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 24 (Tuesday), up from 39,027 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Tower Hamlets now stands at 11,780 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 Tower Hamlets.

The dashboard shows 407 people had died in the area by August 24 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is an increase on one 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 Tower Hamlets.

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 Tower Hamlets have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 158,467 people had received both jabs by August 23 (Monday) – 50% 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.