110 further coronavirus cases in Boston
The number of coronavirus cases in Boston increased by 110 over the weekend, official figures show.
A total of 9,197 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Boston when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on November 1 (Monday), up from 9,087 on Friday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Boston now stands at 12,983 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 13,674.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 118,075 over the period, to 9,097,311.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Boston.
The dashboard shows 186 people had died in the area by November 1 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.
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Hide AdIt means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.
However, data was not received from NHS England on Monday so the number of deaths in England was lower than expected.
They were among 11,127 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 Boston.
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Hide AdDaily 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.
Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.
The figures also show that nearly two-thirds of people in Boston have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 44,556 people had received both jabs by October 31 (Sunday) – 62% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
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Hide AdAcross England, 79% of people aged 12 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.