There has been an increase of 74 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly within the last 48 hours.
Yesterday saw a fault with the Public Health England website that meant local case figures could not be reported.
However, as of 4.04pm today there have now been a total of 1,265 positive test results recorded in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly since the start of the pandemic - 74 more than on Wednesday.
It means the rate of transmission is slowly beginning to rise in the region, with 221.2 cases per 100,000 people now, although this is still low compared to many parts of the country.
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Across the UK there have now been 423,236 cases of the virus as of this afternoon – a rise of 6,874 from Thursday.
There have been no further deaths in Cornwall in the last 24 hours, but nationally a further 33 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,871.
Patients were aged between 56 and 93 years old. All except two (aged between 84 and 88) had known underlying health conditions, according to NHS England.
Their families have been informed.
The dates of the deaths ranged from April 21 to September 24, although the majority are said to be on or after September 22.
There were no deaths in the south west as a whole.
Tuesday this week (September 22) saw the most recent coronavirus-related hospital death recorded in Cornwall.
The patient died at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, which has now had 67 deaths.
Cornwall Partnerships NHS Trust remains at 26, which makes a combined total of 93 hospital deaths.
The most recent update from the Office for National Statistics, also issued on Tuesday, saw Cornwall's overall coronavirus death toll remain at 210. This figure represents deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and in the community.
These related to the week of September 5 to September 11, but were registered up to September 19.
The ONS data does not include the most recent hospital death confirmed this week by NHS England.
In today's coronavirus related news:
The University of Exeter has confirmed that it has had a small number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 at its Cornwall campus.
The university has been operating its own testing system for students and staff which provides results in under 24 hours.
A pub in Cornwall has announced it has been forced to close for the time being due to the latest government restrictions making it too difficult to trade.
Wednesday marked the final night of the The Beehive in Helston being open to customers - although the hope of a return remains on the cards "in the not too distant future."
Helston's Museum of Cornish Life has been given a Heritage Emergency Fund grant of £90,900 by the National Lottery to help it through the unforeseen effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The grant will be used to make major alterations to the museum’s shop and reception, opening up the space to make it easier for visitors to socially distance.
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