126 further coronavirus cases and two more deaths recorded in Horsham
The number of coronavirus cases in Horsham increased by 126 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.
A total of 36,773 cases had been confirmed in Horsham when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 3 (Thursday), up from 36,647 on Wednesday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Horsham, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 25,278 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 28,560.
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 45,375 over the period, to 19,074,696.
There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Horsham.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 246 people had died in the area by March 3 (Thursday) – up from 244 on Wednesday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is an increase on two the previous week.
They were among 20,689 deaths recorded across the South East.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Horsham.
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Hide AdThe UKHSA cautioned that today's Covid-19 death figures in England include some not reported yesterday, due to a technical issue.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Horsham have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 99,580 people had received a booster or third dose by March 2 (Wednesday) – 74% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
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Hide AdA total of 115,761 people (86%) 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.