The latest daily Covid-19 case figures in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for today indicate 396 new people testing positive, down on yesterday's figure of 434.
The weekly total number of people with at least one positive Covid-19 test result (either lab-reported or lateral flow device) is on a five-day delay.
The latest data shows a combined 4,292 people testing positive in the seven days leading up to last Wednesday, February 9, down on yesterday's total of 4,443.
The weekly case rate average has dropped to 745.8 cases per 100,000 people, down from yesterday's figure of 772.
For this figure, the government uses the mid-2020 estimates for the permanent population of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The overall total of cases in Cornwall since the start of the pandemic now stands at 117,092.
The daily number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the UK is 41,648 new cases, up on yesterday's figure of 41,270 cases. This takes the total of cases since the start of the pandemic to 18,348,029.
When it comes to recent hospital admissions in Cornwall up to Tuesday, February 8 – the most recent data given by the government updated weekly - there were 47 patients with the virus in Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust hospitals and 12 patients in Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust hospitals. No patients were in a ventilation bed.
National healthcare update shows a total of 12,357 patients with the virus in UK hospitals as of Friday, February 11, the most recent data, down from 12,753 the previous day, with 416 in ventilation beds - down from 430.
The combined number of Covid-19 related deaths in total in the Duchy’s hospitals since the start of the pandemic stands at 371.
The total number recorded at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust since the start of the pandemic has risen to 304, with a further death reported on February 10. At the Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust the figure remains at 67.
The government’s update shows the overall number of deaths in Cornwall – including deaths in care homes and other settings – has risen back up to 680 deaths in the 28 days since a positive Covid case, after falling back down to 679 yesterday from the 680 reported Saturday. It is not known the reason for this change in figures on the government dashboard.
The total number of deaths in Cornwall simply with Covid-19 on the death certificate is updated weekly and sits at 765 from data available this week. It shows that ten new deaths occurred in the week ending Friday, January 28.
The overall UK figures show 35 more people having died within 28 days of their first positive test result, down from 52 yesterday.
Total UK deaths since the start of the pandemic now stands at 159,605.
Up to Sunday, February 13, a total of 52,514,094 people in the UK had their first Covid-19 vaccination dose, while 48,758,907 had their second dose. A total of 37,786,235 have had their booster jab or third dose.
In Cornwall, up to Sunday, February 13 462,381 had their first jab while 437,506 had their second and 362,082 are reported to have had their third dose or booster.
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