Cornwall records 3,000 new Covid cases and four deaths over weekend
Figures show 12 people with the virus have died here over the past week
Last updated 22nd Mar 2022
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 3,237 over the weekend, official figures show – and four more deaths were recorded.
A total of 138,102 cases had been confirmed in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 21 (Monday), up from 134,865 on Friday.
In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 225,672 over the last 24 hours, to 20,319,434.
This figure includes cases not reported by Public Health Scotland yesterday due to a technical issue.
There were also four more coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 720 people had died in the area by March 21 (Monday) – up from 716 on Friday.
It means there have been 12 deaths in the past week, which is an increase on seven the previous week.
They were among 9,316 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 more than two-thirds of people in Cornwall have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 365,720 people had received a booster or third dose by March 20 (Sunday) – 69% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
A total of 440,944 people (83%) had received two jabs by that date.
Across England, 67% of people aged 12 and above had received a booster.
Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
You can find the source data here.