67 further coronavirus cases in West Lindsey

The number of coronavirus cases in West Lindsey increased by 67 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 13,408 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in West Lindsey when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on December 3 (Friday), up from 13,341 on Thursday.

The rate of infection in West Lindsey now stands at 13,940 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 15,566.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 50,573 over the period, to 10,379,647.

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

The dashboard shows 216 people had died in the area by December 3 (Friday) – which was unchanged from Thursday.

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

They were among 11,514 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 West Lindsey.

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 more than four in five people in West Lindsey have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 71,148 people had received both jabs by December 2 (Thursday) – 82% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 81% 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.