84 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Cornwall over the weekend
It comes as the Duchy and Devon saw its lowest weekly total since the start of October
Last updated 23rd Feb 2021
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly increased by 84 over the weekend, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 13,537 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday (February 22) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 13,453 the same time on Friday.
But the figures come as Cornwall and Devon has recorded its lowest weekly total since the start of October.
There were 835 positive cases last week, 241 of which were recorded in the Duchy: Read more.
Public Health England 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 2,367 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 6,422.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 30,881 over the period, to 4,126,150.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 208,490 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 1,708 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
You can read the latest figures for Cornwall and the south-west here.