Cornwall's recorded three Covid related deaths and over 1,100 new cases in two days
Officials say our recent rise is likely being driven by the Omicron variant
Last updated 14th Dec 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 1,137 over the weekend, official figures show – and three more deaths were recorded.
A total of 73,225 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on December 13 (Monday), up from 72,088 on Friday.
Over the weekend, Cornwall Council said our coronavirus rates were higher than the peak in August.
Latest weekly figures show the Duchy recorded 2,879 cases in the seven days to Wednesday 8th December, giving us a case rate of 500.2 per 100,000 people.
Public health officials have also said the recent surge is likely being driven by the Omicron variant.
People are being urged to book their vaccines and stick to 'Plan B' restrictions, including to take regular tests.
There were also three more coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 613 people had died in the area by December 13 (Monday) – up from 610 on Friday.
It means there have been five deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on nine the previous week.
They were among 8,101 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.
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 424,171 people had received both jabs by December 12 (Sunday) – 80% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 81% 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.
The latest coronavirus figures for Cornwall can be found on the government's website.