368 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Cornwall over the weekend

Public Health England figures show that 15,671 people in the Duchy had tested positive as of Monday

Author: Patrick Jack, Data ReporterPublished 22nd Jun 2021

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly increased by 368 over the weekend, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 15,671 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday (June 21) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 15,303 the same time on Friday.

The health body recently changed the way it records the figures.

Cases identified through a positive lateral flow test – those which can deliver results within half an hour – will no longer be counted if the person then takes a PCR test, which is sent to a lab to be checked, and receives a negative result within three days.

These cases are now being removed daily.

The rate of infection in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now stands at 2,741 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 7,186.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 29,614 over the period, to 4,640,507.

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 232,086 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 2,244 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

You can find the source data here.

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