64 further coronavirus cases in East Renfrewshire

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The number of coronavirus cases in East Renfrewshire increased by 64 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 37,932 cases had been confirmed in East Renfrewshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on April 20 (Wednesday), up from 37,868 on Tuesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in East Renfrewshire, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 39,488 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Scotland average of 34,701.

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.

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

The dashboard shows 226 people had died in the area by April 20 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

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

They were among 11,860 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.