319 FURTHER coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Northumberland as case numbers plateaued.

The number of coronavirus cases in Northumberland increased by 319 over the weekend, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 27,057 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Northumberland when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 2 (Monday), up from 26,738 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Northumberland now stands at 8,392 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 9,157.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 71,580 over the period, to 5,902,354.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded over the weekend in Northumberland.

The dashboard shows 702 people had died in the area by August 2 (Monday) – up from 701 on Friday.

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

They were among 6,120 deaths recorded across the North East.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Northumberland.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.

The figures also show that more than three-quarters of people in Northumberland have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 212,950 people had received both jabs by August 1 (Sunday) – 78% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 72% of people aged 18 and above had received a second dose of the jab.

Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.