195 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Doncaster
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A total of 40,255 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Doncaster when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 7 (Tuesday), up from 40,060 on Monday.
The rate of infection in Doncaster now stands at 12,870 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 10,741.
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Hide AdAcross the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 37,179 over the period, to 7,056,106.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Doncaster.
The dashboard shows 868 people had died in the area by September 7 (Tuesday) – up from 867 on Monday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on four the previous week.
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Hide AdThey were among 11,648 deaths recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Doncaster.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Doncaster have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 200,523 people had received both jabs by September 6 (Monday) – 74 per cent of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
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