249 further coronavirus cases in Bury

The number of coronavirus cases in Bury increased by 249 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 38,762 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Bury when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on December 21 (Tuesday), up from 38,513 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Bury now stands at 20,325 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 17,348.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 89,022 over the period, to 11,542,143.

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

The dashboard shows 627 people had died in the area by December 21 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 20,696 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 Bury.

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 three-quarters of people in Bury have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 129,757 people had received both jabs by December 20 (Monday) – 73% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 82% 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.