There are now 15 clusters of confirmed coronavirus cases in Cornwall - up from nine in three days, with the number of positive test results more than doubling in that time.
On Friday the Packet reported that the government map of coronavirus cases in England showed there were 55 cases spread over nine cluster areas in Cornwall, but this lunchtime it is now showing a total of 134 cases in 15 areas.
The map shows positive cases by 'Middle Super Output Area' - the name the government gives to the break-up of larger towns and groups of neighbouring towns and villages, with groupings covering a greater area than others.
The minimum population each area is 5,000 and the average is 7,200.
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The most recent figures show data from September 17 to September 23.
There may have been additional positive test results in other areas that do not register on the map, as locations with only one or two cases recorded show up white in the same way as locations with zero cases.
The breakdown of the clusters is:
Penzance Quay
Number of cases: 4
Crowan, Wendron & Stithians
Number of cases: 4 (up from 3)
Camborne South
Number of cases: 8
Camborne West
Number of cases: 7
Camborne East
Number of cases: 16 (up from 10)
Pool & Illogan Highway
Number of cases: 30 (up from 17)
Illogan & Portreath
Number of cases: 3
Redruth South
Number of cases: 10 (up from 4)
Redruth North
Number of cases: 7 (up from 4)
Newquay West
Number of cases: 4
Roche & Goss Moor
Number of cases: 10
Bodmin East
Number of cases: 5 (up from 3)
Bodmin West
Number of cases: 5
Lanreath, Pelynt & Polraun
Number of cases: 3 (down from 4)
Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield
Number of cases: 18
However, the former cluster areas of St Agnes & Mount Hawke and Lanreath, Pelynt & Polraun have both dropped off the map again, with due to only having between zero and two cases.
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