One further case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, bringing the total to 980.

Yesterday the government website that records any rise in the number of confirmed new cases was not working, but the total has since been confirmed by Public Health England.

It follows a rise of six further cases as of 4pm on Thursday afternoon, when the total sat at 979 compared to 973 a day earlier.

That day also marked the highest daily rise in UK coronavirus cases since June 12.

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 29,547.

The patients were between 52 years old and 91 years old. All bar one individual (aged 85) had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from 23 June to 28 August 2020, with the majority on or after 27 August.

The families have been informed.

There have been no new deaths recorded in the south west in the past 24 hours, following a rise of one yesterday.

The latest weekly Office for National Statistics (ONS) information, released on Tuesday, showed that one new death had been registered in a care home in Cornwall.

The 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 August 8 and August 14, but were registered up to August 22.

It means that Cornwall's overall coronavirus death toll has risen to 210, a rise of one on the previous week's update, when the first increase since July 21 was confirmed.

There have been no hospital deaths in Cornwall since July 2.

In today's coronavirus news:

More than 100 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the last seven days across Cornwall and Devon.

It is the highest number of new cases confirmed since the end of May, and follows an outbreak of 11 cases in Plymouth following teenagers returning from Zante - although some of the cases relate to testing carried out earlier in the month but only confirmed today.

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Two secondary schools in Cornwall are asking students to wear face masks when they return for the autumn term in just over a week.

It follows a U-turn by the government on Wednesday over its advice on face coverings in schools, saying that while it was not recommending face coverings were necessary, schools would "have the discretion" to require face coverings in communal areas if they "believe that is right in their particular circumstances."

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Visitors are being urged to stay away from one of Cornwall's most popular beaches this afternoon.

A combination of high tide falling mid afternoon and a swell of people to the area for bank holiday weekend means that there will be very little room at Kynance in the coming hours, making it hard to avoid overcrowding.

Read the full story here.