Over 50,000 people in Cornwall have tested positive for coronavirus
Another 575 cases and one more death have been recorded in the last 24 hours
Last updated 15th Oct 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 575 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 50,437 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 14 (Thursday), up from 49,862 on Wednesday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 8,764 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 12,508.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 44,556 over the period, to 8,317,439.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 542 people had died in the area by October 14 (Thursday) – up from 541 on Wednesday.
It means there have been five deaths in the past week, which is an increase on three the previous week.
They were among 7,463 deaths recorded across the South West.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Cornwall.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
The figures also show that more than three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 414,216 people had received both jabs by October 13 (Wednesday) – 78% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 78% of people aged 12 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.
You can find the source data here.