Number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall since pandemic began creeps towards 18,000
Latest figures from Public Health England show 125 people tested positive in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning (July 7th)
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly increased by 125 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 17,859 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (July 7th) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 17,734 the same time on Tuesday.
The health body recently changed the way it records the figures.
Cases identified through a positive lateral flow test - those which can deliver results within half an hour - will no longer be counted if the person then takes a PCR test, which is sent to a lab to be checked, and receives a negative result within three days.
These cases are now being removed daily.
What are the latest coronavirus figures for Cornwall?
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recorded 1,028 cases of coronavirus in the seven days to last Friday (2nd July).
Parts of Falmouth, areas close to Newquay and St Austell Central are among the so-called cluster hotspots.
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The rate of infection in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now stands at 3,123 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 7,701.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 32,048 over the period, to 4,990,916.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 254,582 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 2,009 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
You can check the latest figures for Cornwall and the UK here.