35 further coronavirus cases in South Holland
The number of coronavirus cases in South Holland increased by 35 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 6,713 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in South Holland when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 11 (Wednesday), up from 6,678 on Tuesday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in South Holland now stands at 7,003 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,498.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 29,260 over the period, to 6,146,800 – although the latest figure does not include the number of new cases in Wales due to a technical issue reported by Public Health Wales.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in South Holland.
The dashboard shows 196 people had died in the area by August 11 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.
It means there has been one death in the past week.
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Hide AdThey were among 10,321 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.
The 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 three-quarters of people in South Holland have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 57,974 people had received both jabs by August 10 (Tuesday) – 71% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 75% of people aged 18 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.