38 further coronavirus cases in Chesterfield

A total of 9,928 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Chesterfield when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 15 (Wednesday), up from 9,890 on Tuesday.

The rate of infection in Chesterfield now stands at 9,462 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 11,068.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 29,873 over the period, to 7,312,683.

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However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Chesterfield.

The dashboard shows 218 people had died in the area by September 15 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on one the previous week.

They were among 10,658 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.

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 73,672 people had received both jabs by September 14 (Tuesday) – 83% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 81% of people aged 16 and above had received a second dose of the jab.