186 further coronavirus cases in East Dunbartonshire
The number of coronavirus cases in East Dunbartonshire increased by 186 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 8,967 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in East Dunbartonshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 24 (Tuesday), up from 8,781 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in East Dunbartonshire now stands at 8,246 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Scotland average of 7,152.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 30,619 over the period, to 6,555,200.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in East Dunbartonshire.
The dashboard shows 201 people had died in the area by August 24 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.
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Hide AdIt means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.
They were among 8,080 deaths recorded across Scotland.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in East Dunbartonshire.
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 nine in 10 people in East Dunbartonshire have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 77,228 people had received both jabs by August 23 (Monday) – 89% of those aged 18 and over, based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Across Scotland, 79% of people aged 16 and above had received a second dose of the jab.