442 further coronavirus cases in Wealden

A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.

The number of coronavirus cases in Wealden increased by 442 over the weekend, official figures show.

A total of 38,904 cases had been confirmed in Wealden when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 7 (Monday), up from 38,462 on Friday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Wealden, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 23,907 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 28,783.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 126,120 over the period, to 19,245,301.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Wealden.