Oxfordshire has recorded more than 100 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours.

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According to Public Health England, as of 9am, these are the number of new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours;

Oxford - 48

Oxfordshire - 112

UK - 14,162

In yesterday's update the number of new cases was just 51 for the entire county, with 16 in Oxford.

The total coronavirus cases since the pandemic started;

Oxford - 1,429

Oxfordshire - 4,482

UK - 544,275

It comes as it was announced by the county's public health team that the county had reached 'red alert' level for the first time. 

This is triggered when the weekly rate of new cases is higher than 50 per 100,000 people. 

Oxfordshire's director of public health Ansaf Azhar said: “Numbers have risen all over the nation following the technical glitch in recording cases at national level and the situation a week ago and before.

"There are other parts of the country with cases that are in the 300-500 cases per 100,000 range. That’s well above Oxford and Oxfordshire generally.

“Although Oxford’s case rate has risen a lot as a result of the much-reported national issues, the city is ranked 67th in the country. The cases remain predominantly in the 18-24 age range."

Oxford Brookes University confirmed today for the seven days to October 2 100 cases were linked to either staff or students.