THERE have been no Covid-19 deaths in Oxfordshire, the latest figures show.
The rate of infection in Oxfordshire now stands at 4,911 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 6,887.
According to the Government’s website, as of 4pm on Monday, there were 11 new cases recorded in the county – four less than the ones recorded on last Monday.
The last death recorded in the county happened on March 30.
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These were the numbers for the past 24 hours by local authority:
l Oxford – 2
l South Oxfordshire – 3
l West Oxfordshire – 1
l Vale of White Horse – 5
The total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic started are:
l Oxford – 9,575
l Oxfordshire – 33,969
The UK has recorded a further four Covid-related deaths and 2,357 new cases, Public Health England confirmed.
The health body recently changed the way it records the figures.
Cases identified through a positive lateral flow test – those which can deliver results within half an hour – will no longer be counted if the person then takes a PCR test, which is sent to a lab to be checked, and receives a negative result within three days.
Between May 4 and yesterday, there have been 70 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, which shows a decrease of -33.3 per cent compared to the previous seven days.
Currently, 67.3 per cent of adults have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and nearly 40 per cent have received their second.
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