61 more coronavirus cases were diagnosed in Cornwall over the weekend
1,326 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday
Last updated 29th Sep 2020
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly increased by 61 over the weekend, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 1,326 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday (September 28) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 1,265 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 232 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 670.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 15,777 over the period, to 439,013.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 17,566 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 393 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.