Another death and almost 1,000 new cases of coronavirus in Cornwall in two days
Weekend figures show almost 26,000 people in the Duchy have tested positive since the pandemic began
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 896 over the weekend, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 26,127 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 9th (Monday), up from 25,231 on Friday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 4,540 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,415.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 80,220 over the period, to 6,094,243.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded over the weekend in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 487 people had died in the area by August 9th (Monday) – up from 486 on Friday.
It means there have been five deaths in the past week, which is an increase on four the previous week.
They were among 6,911 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.
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 three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 361,032 people had received both jabs by August 8th (Sunday) – 73% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 74% 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.
Check the latest coronavirus figures for Cornwall and the UK.