Cornwall recorded five Covid-19 related deaths during the past week
Two of those were registered in the latest 24 hour period, along with 216 new cases
Last updated 2nd Sep 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 216 in the last 24 hours and two more deaths were recorded.
A total of 36,466 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 1st up from 36,250 on Tuesday.
However the latest weekly figures show a drop in cases and case rates.
The Duchy recorded 3132 in the week to Friday 27th August, giving us a case rate of 544.2 per 100,000 people.
The recent spikes mean Cornwall has now been designated an 'Enhanced Response Area' for coronavirus.
That means extra support from the government, including a greater capacity for testing and contact tracing, help to boost the uptake of the vaccine and more guidelines.
There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 504 people had died in the area by September 1 (Wednesday) – up from 502 on Tuesday.
It means there have been five deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on eight the previous week.
They were among 7,087 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 393,014 people had received both jabs by August 31 (Tuesday) – 80% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 79% 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.
Latest coronavirus figures for Cornwall and the UK can be found on Public Health England's website.