162 further coronavirus cases in Lincoln

The number of coronavirus cases in Lincoln increased by 162 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.

The number of coronavirus cases in Lincoln increased by 162 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 31,022 cases had been confirmed in Lincoln when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 23 (Wednesday), up from 30,860 on Tuesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Lincoln, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 31,007 cases per 100,000 people, higher 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.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Lincoln.

The dashboard shows 249 people had died in the area by March 23 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week.

They were among 13,040 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 Lincoln.

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 half of people in Lincoln have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 54,323 people had received a booster or third dose by March 22 (Tuesday) – 58% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 70,460 people (75%) 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.