Another Covid-19 related death and more than 500 new cases recorded in Cornwall
The weekend figures have taken the total number of positive tests in the Duchy to almost 40,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 565 over the weekend, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 39,824 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 13 (Monday), up from 39,259 on Friday.
However the latest weekly figures show a drop in cases and case rates.
The Duchy recorded 2016 in the week to Wednesday 8th September, giving us a case rate of 350.3 per 100,000 people.
The summer spikes mean Cornwall has now been designated an 'Enhanced Response Area' for coronavirus.
That means extra support from the government, including a greater capacity for testing and contact tracing, help to boost the uptake of the vaccine and more guidelines.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded over the weekend in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 517 people had died in the area by September 13 (Monday) – up from 516 on Friday.
It means there have been seven deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on eight the previous week.
They were among 7,206 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 405,041 people had received both jabs by September 12 (Sunday) – 80% of those aged 16 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 81% of people aged 16 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 and the UK can be found on the government's website.