144 further coronavirus cases in Oldham

The number of coronavirus cases in Oldham increased by 144 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 76,890 cases had been confirmed in Oldham when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 30 (Wednesday), up from 76,746 on Tuesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Oldham, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 32,357 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 31,374.

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 86,838 over the period, to 21,073,009.

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

The dashboard shows 819 people had died in the area by March 30 (Wednesday) – down from 820 on Tuesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on four the previous week.

They were among 23,143 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 Oldham.

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

The latest figures show 108,841 people had received a booster or third dose by March 29 (Tuesday) – 51% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 155,832 people (73%) 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.