WEEKLY confirmed cases of Covid-19 have risen by 60 per cent, the latest figures from the Government show, as some cities in the UK are set to receive emergency support.
Official data shows that as of 4pm on Monday, a total of 39 new coronavirus cases were registered in the county – a decline of 11 from Monday.
The rate of infection in Oxfordshire now stands at 5,003 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 7,018.
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These are the daily cases separated by local authorities:
Oxford – 12
South Oxfordshire – 7
Cherwell – 9
West Oxfordshire – 4
Vale of White Horse – 7
The total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic started are:
Oxford – 9,759
Oxfordshire – 34,605
The UK has recorded a further 13 Covid-related deaths and 6,048 new cases with 126 patients admitted to hospital, 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.
The latest data shows that the NHS reached an important milestone as more than 77 per cent of the population has received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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