343 further coronavirus cases in Brighton and Hove

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 Brighton and Hove increased by 343 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

The number of coronavirus cases in Brighton and Hove increased by 343 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

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A total of 85,638 cases had been confirmed in Brighton and Hove when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 15 (Tuesday), up from 85,295 on Monday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Brighton and Hove, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 29,354 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 29,547.

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.

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Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 119,229 over the last 24 hours, to 19,820,181.

This figure includes cases not reported by Public Health Scotland yesterday due to a technical issue.

The number of coronavirus deaths were revised down in the latest 24-hour period in Brighton and Hove.

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The dashboard shows 464 people had died in the area by March 15 (Tuesday) – down from 466 on Monday.

It means the total number of deaths in the past week has been revised down by one.

They were among 20,850 deaths recorded across the South East.

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The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Brighton and Hove.

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 Brighton and Hove have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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The latest figures show 159,617 people had received a booster or third dose by March 14 (Monday) – 55% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 208,111 people (72%) had received two jabs by that date.

Across England, 66% 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.