The latest information relating to Covid-19 has now been updated.
Today's daily rise shows six new cases in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, taking the overall total since the start of the pandemic to 14,088.
The number of weekly cases is now 45 in the seven days leading to April 9. The most recent five days are not shown due to incomplete data.
The weekly rate dropped below ten for the first time in months this week and is now down to 7.9 cases per 100,000 people.
The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has increased by 2,491 in 24 hours. This takes the total to 4,378,305 nationally since the start of the pandemic.
NHS England has said the daily statement on hospital figures has temporarily paused for a week.
However, trust figures show that no further deaths have been recorded since last Thursday (April 8), when one further hospital death was reported at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
The total number of Covid-related deaths at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is still at 201 while at the Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust it remains at 62.
The combined number of Covid-19 deaths in total in Cornwall's hospitals since the start of the pandemic is at 263.
The Government dashboard today shows that the overall number of deaths in Cornwall – including deaths in care homes and other settings – remains at 465 in the 28 days after a positive test.
The number of deaths simply with Covid-19 on the death certificate now registers 565 up to April 2, the most recent data available. This figure is updated weekly on a Tuesday and includes one further death in the latest total.
The overall UK figures show 38 more people to have died within 28 days of their first positive test result. This takes the total number of UK deaths within 28 days to 127,161. These figures include people in care home and other settings.
As of today (Wednesday, April 14) 32,326,604 people in the UK have had received their first Covid-19 vaccination dose, while 8,170,081 people have had their second dose.
The figures appear to have stabilised in recent days, following a period of unpredictability as a result of cases are now reported as of last Friday.
Cases identified through a positive rapid lateral flow test have now been removed for people who took Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests within three days that were all negative, reducing the cumulative total nationally by 8,010.
Cornwall also saw it's overall total drop, with a couple of the subsequent days showing a zero daily case rise.
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