221 further coronavirus cases and four more deaths recorded in Glasgow
The number of coronavirus cases in Glasgow increased by 221 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and four more deaths were recorded.
A total of 94,470 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Glasgow when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 19 (Tuesday), up from 94,249 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Glasgow now stands at 14,862 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Scotland average of 11,204.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 43,324 over the period, to 8,541,192.
There were also four more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Glasgow.
The dashboard shows 1,360 people had died in the area by October 19 (Tuesday) – up from 1,356 on Monday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been 1,360 deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.
They were among 8,954 deaths recorded across Scotland.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Glasgow.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Glasgow have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hide AdThe latest figures show 412,826 people had received both jabs by October 18 (Monday) – 74% of those aged 12 and over, based on mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Across Scotland, 81% of people aged 12 and above had received a second dose of the jab.