Cornwall has new Covid 'cluster' areas and recorded 134 new cases in 24 hours
St Austell Central recorded 48 cases in the seven days to last Thursday, giving the area a case rate of 473 per 100,000 people
Last updated 7th Jul 2021
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly increased by 134 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 17,734 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Tuesday (July 6) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, up from 17,600 the same time on Monday.
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.
You can check what and how restrictions are being eased from 19th July here.
What are the latest coronavirus figures for Cornwall?
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recorded 1,018 cases of coronavirus in the seven days to last Thursday (1st July).
St Austell Central recorded the highest number, at 48. That means the area has a case rate of 473 per 100,000.
The Falmouth West & South, Perranporth & Goonhavern and St Column Minor & Porth areas are among Cornwall's other so-called cluster hotspots.
You can check the latest weekly figures from Public Health England via its interactive map here.
St Austell is the latest town to hold 'grab a jab' sessions.
All adults will be offered first dose Pfizer vaccines at the town's Carlyon House on Saturday 10th July, without an appointment.
The rate of infection in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now stands at 3,101 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 7,653.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 28,334 over the period, to 4,958,868.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's cases were among the 252,573 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 1,816 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
You can check the full figures for Cornwall and the UK here.