Six more coronavirus deaths in Derbyshire

DERBYSHIRE has recorded six more coronavirus deaths and 648 new cases in the latest 24-hour period.

Three deaths were recorded in Erewash, and one each in Amber Valley, Chesterfield and South Derbyshire.

This means a total of 2,634 lives have now been lost to Covid in Derbyshire since the start of the pandemic.

Figures from Public Health England show a total of 648 new cases have been recorded in the latest 24-hour period across Derbyshire, with the highest rate of infection remaining in Derby, where 167 new cases have been reported. Derbyshire Dales saw the smallest increase with 24 new cases.

There have now been a total of 109,826 coronavirus cases across the county since the pandemic was officially declared last year.

Government data up to September 7 shows that of the 91,940,381 Covid jabs given in the UK, 48,319,435 were first doses, a rise of 26,624 on the previous day.

Some 43,620,946 were second doses, an increase of 85,848.

The Government said a further 191 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 133,674.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been 158,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

As of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 38,975 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the Government said.

The total number of cases reported in Derbyshire since the start of the pandemic, indicating the totals for each area and the change in the last 24 hours, as of September 3:

■■Amber Valley - 13,132 (+57)

■■Bolsover - 9,133 (+60)

■■Chesterfield - 9,670 (+51)

■■Derby - 29,816 (+167)

■■Derbyshire Dales - 5,246 (+33)

■■Erewash - 12,612 (+86)

■■High Peak - 9,239 (+80)

■■N E Derbyshire - 9,815 (+62)

■■S Derbyshire - 11,139 (+61) Locally, the number of coronavirus-related hospital deaths since the start of the pandemic is as follows:

■■Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - 1,685 (+2)

■■Derbyshire Healthcare - 2 (-)

■■Derbyshire Community Health Services 38 (-)

■■Chesterfield Royal 431 (+1)