261 further coronavirus cases in East Dunbartonshire

The number of coronavirus cases in East Dunbartonshire increased by 261 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 33,429 cases had been confirmed in East Dunbartonshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 3 (Thursday), up from 33,168 on Wednesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in East Dunbartonshire, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 30,739 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Scotland average of 27,011.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 45,375 over the period, to 19,074,696.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in East Dunbartonshire.

The dashboard shows 249 people had died in the area by March 3 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.

It means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on three the previous week.

They were among 10,824 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 more than four in five people in East Dunbartonshire have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 76,879 people had received a booster or third dose by March 2 (Wednesday) – 82% of those aged 12 and over, based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

A total of 89,556 people (95%) had received two jabs by that date.

Across Scotland, 72% of people aged 12 and above had received a booster.