133 further coronavirus cases in South Holland
The number of coronavirus cases in South Holland increased by 133 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 25,541 cases had been confirmed in South Holland when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 23 (Wednesday), up from 25,408 on Tuesday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in South Holland, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 26,645 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 30,552.
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 102,267 over the last 24 hours, to 20,515,998.
This figure includes cases not reported by Public Health Scotland yesterday due to a technical issue.
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Hide AdThere were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in South Holland.
The dashboard shows 255 people had died in the area by March 23 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.
It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on one the previous week.
They were among 13,040 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.
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Hide AdThe figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in South Holland.
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 two-thirds of people in South Holland have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 56,814 people had received a booster or third dose by March 22 (Tuesday) – 65% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
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Hide AdA total of 69,693 people (79%) 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.