86 further coronavirus cases in East Renfrewshire

The number of coronavirus cases in East Renfrewshire increased by 86 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 8,432 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in East Renfrewshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 24 (Tuesday), up from 8,346 on Monday.

The rate of infection in East Renfrewshire now stands at 8,778 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 Renfrewshire.

The dashboard shows 175 people had died in the area by August 24 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on two 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 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 63,230 people had received both jabs by August 23 (Monday) – 85% 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.