72 further coronavirus cases in High Peak
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A total of 15,200 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in the High Peak when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on December 15 (Wednesday), up from 15,128 on Tuesday.
The rate of infection in High Peak now stands at 16,409 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 16,523.
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Hide AdAcross the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 77,741 over the period, to 11,010,286.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in High Peak.
The dashboard shows 259 people had died in the area by December 15 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.
It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on three the previous week.
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Hide AdThey were among 11,638 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.
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Hide AdThe figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in High Peak.
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 High Peak have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 69,330 people had received both jabs by December 14 (Tuesday) – 83% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 81% of people aged 12 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.