COVID-19: 328 further coronavirus cases and two more deaths in Basingstoke

A total of 52,444 cases had been confirmed in Basingstoke and Deane when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 22 (Tuesday), up from 52,116 on Monday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Basingstoke and Deane, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 29,503 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 30,401.

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 94,297 over the period, to 20,413,731.

There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Basingstoke and Deane.

The dashboard shows 336 people had died in the area by March 22 (Tuesday) – up from 334 on Monday.

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

They were among 20,988 deaths recorded across the South East.

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

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

The figures also show that more than two-thirds of people in Basingstoke and Deane have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 114,589 people had received a booster or third dose by March 21 (Monday) – 69% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 139,336 people (84%) 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.