THERE are 237 new Covid-19 cases registered in Oxfordshire in the last 24 hours and zero deaths, according to the latest Government figures.

As of 4pm on Monday, there are five new patients with the virus admitted to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

All together, there are 36 Covid-19 patients in the county, with three of them on ventilation.

The rate of infection in Oxford now stands at 9,190 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 9,415.

These are the latest cases separated by local authority:

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Oxford – 47

South Oxfordshire – 49

Cherwell – 68

West Oxfordshire – 40

Vale of White Horse – 33

The total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic started are:

Oxford – 13,930

Oxfordshire – 46,686

The UK has recorded a further 37 Covid-related deaths and 25,161 new cases with 744 patients admitted to hospital, Public Health England confirmed.

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.