574 further coronavirus cases in East Renfrewshire

The number of coronavirus cases in East Renfrewshire increased by 574 over the bank holiday weekend, official figures show.

A total of 9,390 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in East Renfrewshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 31 (Tuesday), up from 8,816 on Friday.

The rate of infection in East Renfrewshire now stands at 9,775 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Scotland average of 7,876.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 123,182 over the period, to 6,789,581.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the bank holiday weekend in East Renfrewshire.

The dashboard shows 175 people had died in the area by August 31 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 8,118 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 Renfrewshire.

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 nearly nine in 10 people in East Renfrewshire have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 65,367 people had received both jabs by August 30 (Monday) – 88% of those aged 18 and over, based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

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