Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, according to the latest figures.
There were 943 lab-confirmed cases of the virus in the local authority area as of 7pm on Sunday, with that figure now rising by a further two, to 945 as of 6pm yesterday.
There have now been 311,641 cases of the virus across the UK – an increase of 816 on the previous day.
No deaths related to coronavirus were recorded across Cornwall in the latest week of Office for National Statistics information, released today.
The latest figures from the ONS, which has been collating data for deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community, relate to the week of July 25 and July 31, but were registered up to August 8, show no deaths having been recorded anywhere in Cornwall.
It means that Cornwall's overall coronavirus death toll continues to stand at 208, a figure that has remained static since July 21, when it rose by one on the previous week's update.
There have been no hospital deaths since July 2.
Nationally a further six people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,425.
Patients were aged between 46 and 96 years old. All had known underlying health conditions and their families have been informed.
No deaths have been reported in the south west in the last 24 hours.
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