127 coronavirus cases recorded in Cornwall over Halloween weekend
It's the biggest weekend increase in the Duchy since the beginning of the second outbreak.
Last updated 3rd Nov 2020
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly jumped by 127 over the weekend, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 2,430 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday (November 2) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 2,303 the same time on Friday.
The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.
The rate of infection in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now stands at 425 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 1,590.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 64,119 over the period to 1,053,864.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 44,421 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 3,739 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.