35 further coronavirus cases in Boston

The number of coronavirus cases in Boston increased by 35 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 11,681 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Boston when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on December 22 (Wednesday), up from 11,646 on Tuesday.

The rate of infection in Boston now stands at 16,490 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 17,516.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 105,330 over the period, to 11,647,473.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Boston.

The dashboard shows 197 people had died in the area by December 22 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

It means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.

They were among 11,718 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.

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 Boston have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 45,762 people had received both jabs by December 21 (Tuesday) – 64% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 82% 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.