106 further coronavirus cases in Chesterfield

The number of coronavirus cases in Chesterfield increased by 106 over the weekend, official figures show.
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A total of 9,859 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Chesterfield when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 13 (Monday), up from 9,753 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Chesterfield now stands at 9,396 cases per 100,000 people, the England average is 10,996.

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Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 87,753 over the period, to 7,256,559.

The rate of infection in Chesterfield now stands at 9,396 cases per 100,000 peopleThe rate of infection in Chesterfield now stands at 9,396 cases per 100,000 people
The rate of infection in Chesterfield now stands at 9,396 cases per 100,000 people

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Chesterfield.

The dashboard shows 218 people had died in the area by September 13 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

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They were among 10,634 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.

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

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.

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

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The figures also show that more than four in five people in Chesterfield have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 73,468 people had received both jabs by September 12 (Sunday) – 82% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.