No further coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in Cornwall today as nationally the number of deaths in England in 24 hours drops below 100.

It is the fourth day in a row that Cornwall’s figure has remained static, following a rise early last week.

Today’s figures from NHS England show that the total remains at 90, with 64 deaths at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and 26 at hospitals run by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The NHS England totals only cover deaths in hospitals, with the Office for National Statistics - which also includes care homes and deaths in the wider community - putting the overall figure at a minimum of 192 earlier this week.

In the South West only one new death was registered in the past 24 hours.

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Yesterday saw one new confirmed case of coronavirus in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, bringing the total to 579.

Across England a further 75 people who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have now died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 27,359.

Patients were aged between 43 and 100 years old and all had known underlying health conditions. Their families have been informed.

NHS England and NHS Improvement also reports the number of patient deaths where there has been no Covid-19 positive test result, but where the virus is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death. Today, 19 deaths are reported under these circumstances.