193 further coronavirus cases in Glasgow
The number of coronavirus cases in Glasgow increased by 193 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 61,260 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Glasgow when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 11 (Wednesday), up from 61,067 on Tuesday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Glasgow now stands at 9,638 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Scotland average of 6,548.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 29,260 over the period, to 6,146,800 – although the latest figure does not include the number of new cases in Wales due to a technical issue reported by Public Health Wales.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Glasgow.
The dashboard shows 1,220 people had died in the area by August 11 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been 1,220 deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.
They were among 8,013 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 Glasgow.
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 two-thirds of people in Glasgow have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 345,938 people had received both jabs by August 10 (Tuesday) – 66% of those aged 18 and over, based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Across Scotland, 76% of people aged 18 and above had received a second dose of the jab.