The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen by almost a thousand as Oxfordshire cases continue to climb.

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

  • Oxford - 66
  • Oxfordshire - 361
  • UK - 50,023

The total coronavirus cases since the pandemic started:

  • Oxford - 4,968
  • Oxfordshire - 16,660
  • UK - 2,432,888

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

A further 981 people were reported to have died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test.

This takes the UK death toll to 72,548.

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