797 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Solihull

The number of coronavirus cases in Solihull increased by 797 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 47,026 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Solihull when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on January 5 (Wednesday), up from 46,229 on Tuesday.

The rate of infection in Solihull now stands at 21,622 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 20,701.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 193,814 over the period, to 13,835,334.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Solihull.

The dashboard shows 618 people had died in the area by January 5 (Wednesday) – up from 617 on Tuesday.

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

They were among 15,530 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 Solihull.

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

Today’s death figures include a backlog of hospital deaths reported overnight by NHS England, covering the period January 1 to 4.

Due to a delay in reporting, vaccine data for local authorities in England is not available today.