Seven Covid related deaths have been recorded in Cornwall over the past week
The Duchy has also seen another rise in new cases and infection rates
Last updated 20th Oct 2021
Official figures show the number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 348 in the last 24 hours and three more deaths were recorded.
A total of 52,460 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 19th (Tuesday), up from 52,112 on Monday.
Latest weekly figures show the Duchy recorded 3195 new cases in the seven days to last Thursday, giving us a case rate of 555.1 per 100,000 people.
Some areas have almost double the overall case rate for Cornwall, at 1,198.8 in Bodmin West and 1,018.1 in Camborne West.
It comes as health leaders urge to the government to bring back some Covid restrictions to avoid "stumbling into a winter crisis".
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 also three more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 546 people had died in the area by October 19th (Tuesday), up from 543 on Monday.
It means there have been seven deaths in the past week, which is an increase on two the previous week.
They were among 7,504 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 more than three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 415,307 people had received both jabs by October 18 (Monday) – 78% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 79% of people aged 12 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.
You will find the latest Covid-19 figures for Cornwall and the UK on the government's website.