The latest daily Covid-19 case figures in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for today indicate 761 new people testing positive, down on yesterday's figure of 848.

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 4,296 people testing positive in the seven days leading up to last Thursday, January 20, up on yesterday's total of 4,199.

The weekly case rate average has risen again to 746.4 cases per 100,000 people, up from 729.6 yesterday. 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 101,005.

The daily number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the UK is 102,292 new cases, up on yesterday's figure of 94,326 cases. This takes the total of cases since the start of the pandemic to 16,149,319.

When it comes to recent hospital admissions in Cornwall up to Tuesday, January 18 – the most recent data given by the government updated weekly - there were 42 patients with the virus in Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust hospitals, one in ventilation beds, and 24 patients in Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust hospitals.

National healthcare update shows a total of 16,594 patients with the virus in UK hospitals as of Tuesday, January 25, the most recent data, with 575 in ventilation beds - down on the previous update.

The combined number of Covid-19 related deaths in total in the Duchy’s hospitals since the start of the pandemic still stands at 364.

The total number recorded at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust since the start of the pandemic stands at 298 with a further death reported on January 23. At the Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust the figure stayed at 66.

The government’s update shows the overall number of deaths in Cornwall – including deaths in care homes and other settings – remains at 654 deaths in the 28 days since a positive Covid case.

The total number of deaths in Cornwall simply with Covid-19 on the death certificate is updated weekly and sits at 745 from data available this week. It shows that three new deaths occurred in the week ending Friday, January 14.

The overall UK figures show 346 more people having died within 28 days of their first positive test result, down from 439 yesterday.

Total UK deaths within 28 days since the start of the pandemic now stands at 176,813. These figures include people in care home and other settings.

Up to Saturday, January 22, a total of 52,265,883 people in the UK had their first Covid-19 vaccination dose, while 48,252,782 had their second dose. A total of 37,048,033 have had their booster jab or third dose.

In Cornwall, 461,301 had their first jab while 433,577 had their second and 358,015 are reported to have had their third dose or booster.