262 further coronavirus cases in Bolton

The number of coronavirus cases in Bolton increased by 262 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 91,819 cases had been confirmed in Bolton when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 31 (Thursday), up from 91,557 on Wednesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Bolton, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 31,854 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 31,485.

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 74,416 over the period, to 21,147,425.

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

The dashboard shows 939 people had died in the area by March 31 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.

It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is an increase on two the previous week.

They were among 23,160 deaths recorded across the North West.

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

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 Bolton have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 143,112 people had received a booster or third dose by March 30 (Wednesday) – 53% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 201,595 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.