One more Covid related death in Cornwall and over 600 cases in 24 hours
500 people in the Duchy have lost their lives since the pandemic began
Last updated 27th Aug 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 605 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 34,501 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 26 (Thursday), up from 33,896 on Wednesday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 5,995 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 10,193.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 37,962 over the period, to 6,628,709.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 500 people had died in the area by August 26 (Thursday) – up from 499 on Wednesday.
It means there have been nine deaths in the past week, which is an increase on one the previous week.
They were among 7,038 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.
The figures also show that four in five people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 386,984 people had received both jabs by August 25 (Wednesday) – 79% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 77% 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.
You can find the source data here.