47 more Covid deaths recorded in Cornwall following 'processing error'
Thousands more across the country have been added retrospectively
47 more coronavirus related deaths have been recorded in Cornwall following a so-called 'processing error'.
Thousands more across the country have been added retrospectively in the latest 24-hour period.
The dashboard shows 800 people had died in Cornwall by April 6th (Wednesday) – up from 753 on Tuesday.
They were among 9,935 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.
Due to the processing error, 2,714 people who died in 2022 across England were added retrospectively to the dashboard on April 6th.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
A total of 146,963 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 6th (Wednesday) – up from 144,065 the day before, before the backlog was added.
You can find the source data here.