One more Covid related death and over 250 new cases in last 24 hours in Cornwall
Over 23,500 people across the Duchy have now tested positive for the virus
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 260 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 23,560 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on July 30 (Friday), up from 23,300 on Thursday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 4,120 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,044.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 29,213 over the period, to 5,830,774.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 481 people had died in the area by July 30 (Friday) – up from 480 on Thursday.
It means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is an increase on three the previous week.
They were among 6,875 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.
The figures also show that nearly three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 350,822 people had received both jabs by July 29 (Thursday) – 71% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 71% of people aged 18 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.
You can find the source data here.