399 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in South Lanarkshire
The number of coronavirus cases in South Lanarkshire increased by 399 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 29,592 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in South Lanarkshire when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 26 (Thursday), up from 29,193 on Wednesday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in South Lanarkshire now stands at 9,224 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Scotland average of 7,333.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 37,962 over the period, to 6,628,709.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in South Lanarkshire.
The dashboard shows 662 people had died in the area by August 26 (Thursday) – up from 661 on Wednesday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.
They were among 8,099 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 South Lanarkshire.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
The figures also show that nearly nine in 10 people in South Lanarkshire have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 226,575 people had received both jabs by August 25 (Wednesday) – 88% of those aged 18 and over, based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Across Scotland, 80% of people aged 16 and above had received a second dose of the jab.