Over 800 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Cornwall over the weekend
More than 44,000 people in the Duchy have tested positive since the start of the pandemic
Last updated 28th Sep 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 839 over the weekend, official figures show.
A total of 43,346 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 27 (Monday), up from 42,507 on Friday.
The latest weekly figures show the Duchy recorded 1,821 new cases in the seven days to last Wednesday, giving us a case rate of 316.4 per 100,000 people.
From Friday October 1st, Cornwall will no longer be designated an 'Enhanced Response Area', following a substantial drop in cases after those summer spikes.
However, Cornwall Council's Public Health Team has warned people that Covid has not gone away and residents and visitors are being urged to remain vigilant.
There were no new coronavirus related deaths recorded over the weekend in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 529 people had died in the area by September 27 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on nine the previous week.
They were among 7,324 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, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.
The figures also show that four in five people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 411,195 people had received both jabs by September 26 (Sunday) – 81% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 82% 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 Covid-19 figures for Cornwall and the UK can be found on the government's website.