Cornwall records more cases of Covid in a day than whole of last weekend
Figures show 872 people in the Duchy tested positive in the latest 24 hour period
Last updated 20th Aug 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 872 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 30,129 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 19 (Thursday), up from 29,257 on Wednesday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 5,235 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,866.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 36,273 over the period, to 6,392,160.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 491 people had died in the area by August 19 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.
It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on six the previous week.
They were among 6,969 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, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 376,691 people had received both jabs by August 18 (Wednesday) – 77% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 75% of people aged 16 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 here.