The number of coronavirus cases in Thurrock increased by 165 over the weekend, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.

A total of 21,347 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Thurrock when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 16 (Monday), up from 21,182 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Thurrock now stands at 12,161 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 9,724.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 83,745 over the period, to 6,295,613.

There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Thurrock.

The dashboard shows 445 people had died in the area by August 16 (Monday) – up from 443 on Friday.

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

They were among 13,586 deaths recorded across the East of England.

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

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 nearly two-thirds of people in Thurrock have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 86,474 people had received both jabs by August 15 (Sunday) – 62% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 76% 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.