Over 25,000 people across Cornwall have tested positive for coronavirus
And two more Covid related deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 354 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded.
A total of 25,231 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 6 (Friday), up from 24,877 on Thursday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 4,384 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,289.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 31,442 over the period, to 6,014,023.
There were also two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 486 people had died in the area by August 6 (Friday) – up from 484 on Thursday.
It means there have been five deaths in the past week, which is an increase on four the previous week.
They were among 6,901 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 three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 357,297 people had received both jabs by August 5 (Thursday) – 73% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 73% of people aged 18 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.