The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Oxfordshire increased by 13 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 3,414 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am today in the county, up from 3,401 the same time on Thursday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Oxfordshire now stands at 493.6 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 497.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 1,033 over the period, to 323,313.

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Oxfordshire's cases were among the 36,775 recorded across the South East. Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

A further five people, who tested positive for coronavirus, were announced today to have died in England's hospitals, bringing the number of confirmed deaths there to 29,490.

None were at Oxfordshire's hospitals, which have a current death toll of 182, with the last recorded death on July 4.

Data released today by the Government Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) also showed the estimate for R across the UK is now between 0.9 and 1.1.

The R number represents the number of people each Covid-19 positive person goes on to infect.

It was an increase from the range of between 0.8 and one a week ago.