County records 634 new cases - highest number in more than a month

DERBYSHIRE has recorded its highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than a month.

Official figures, published by Public Health England last night showed 634 new Covid-19 cases in the county. It is the highest number of new cases since July 22.

Derby recorded the most with 169. There has now been 27,742 cases in Derby. No new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded in Derbyshire.

The Government has said a further 149 people had died within 28 days of testing positive, bringing the UK total to 132,003. Separate figures by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 156,000 deaths in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

As of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 35,847 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the Government said.

Government data up to August 24 shows that of the 89,865,264 Covid jabs given in the UK, 47,792,552 were first doses, a rise of 55,410 on the previous day. Some 42,072,712 were second doses, an increase of 130,676.

The total cases in Derbyshire since the start of the pandemic and the change in the last 24 hours Amber Valley 12,354 (+56); Bolsover 8,482 (+58); Chesterfield 9,020 (+36); Derby 27,742 (+169); Derbys Dales 4,892 (+48); Erewash 11,529 (+83); High Peak 8,341 (+71); NE Derbys 9,195 (+49); S Derbys 10,384 (+164).