Number of confirmed Covid cases in Cornwall passes 2,500
77 more cases have been diagnosed here over the last 24 hours
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly increased by 77 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 2,537 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (November 4th) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 2,460 the same time on Tuesday.
The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.
The rate of infection in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now stands at 444 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 1,660.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 25,177 over the period, to 1,099,059.
​Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 47,114 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 1,429 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.