1,254 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Birmingham

Here are the latest figures from the UK coronavirus daily dashboard updated from Friday October 1 to Monday October 4
Latest coronavirus stats have been released for BirminghamLatest coronavirus stats have been released for Birmingham
Latest coronavirus stats have been released for Birmingham

The number of coronavirus cases in Birmingham increased by 1,254 over the weekend, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 160,794 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Birmingham when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 4 (Monday), up from 159,540 on Friday.

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The rate of infection in Birmingham now stands at 14,098 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 11,941.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 93,311 over the period, to 7,934,936.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded over the weekend in Birmingham.

The dashboard shows 2,913 people had died in the area by October 4 (Monday) – up from 2,912 on Friday.

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It means there have been 15 deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on 18 the previous week.

They were among 14,427 deaths recorded across the West Midlands.

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

A delay from one data source has resulted in a “small impact” on the national total number of deaths reported today, according to a notice on the coronavirus dashboard.

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It added any additional deaths will be included in tomorrow’s update.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.

Vaccination uptake for the UK has been suspended to allow developers to work on a solution to include 12 to 15-year-olds.

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