94 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Solihull

The number of coronavirus cases in Solihull increased by 94 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 24,117 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Solihull when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 24 (Tuesday), up from 24,023 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Solihull now stands at 11,089 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 10,094.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 30,619 over the period, to 6,555,200.

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

The dashboard shows 566 people had died in the area by August 24 (Tuesday) – up from 565 on Monday.

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

They were among 13,909 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.

The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Solihull have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 140,561 people had received both jabs by August 23 (Monday) – 77% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 77% of people aged 16 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.