26 further coronavirus cases in Crawley, official figures show
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A total of 9,942 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Crawley when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on July 27 (Tuesday), up from 9,916 on Monday.
The rate of infection in Crawley now stands at 8,845 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 8,907.
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Hide AdAcross the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 23,228 over the period, to 5,745,526.
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However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Crawley.
The dashboard shows 202 people had died in the area by July 27 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.
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Hide AdIt means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.
They were among 17,412 deaths recorded across the South East.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Crawley.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
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Hide AdThe figures also show that three in five people in Crawley have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 59,682 people had received both jabs by July 26 (Monday) – 61% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 71% 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.