Two more county virus deaths

TWO more people with Covid-19 have died in Derbyshire, while almost 400 new cases have been recorded in the latest official figures.

Public Health England figures published yesterday evening show a total of 394 new cases have been confirmed in Derby and Derbyshire in the latest 24-hour period.

There have now been a total of 112,386 coronavirus cases in the county since the pandemic was officially declared last year.

The new deaths – recorded within 28 days of a positive test for the virus – were in South Derbyshire and Erewash.

Of the new cases added, the largest increase outside of Derby was in South Derbyshire, which saw another 61 confirmed Covid-19 infections.

The Government said a further 61 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the UK total to 134,261.

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.

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 latest 24 hours, as of September 13: Amber Valley - 13,431 (+43) Bolsover - 9,341 (+28) Chesterfield - 9,859 (+28) Derby - 30,484 (+81) Derbyshire Dales - 5,393 (+30) Erewash - 12,896 (+40)

High Peak - 9,456 (+39)

N E Derbyshire - 10,072 (+44) S Derbyshire - 11,454 (+61)