FOUR Covid-19 deaths were recorded in Oxfordshire in the last 24 hours - the highest daily figures since February.
Because of changes in how deaths are reported, information was not available for districts today.
Official figures show that as of 4pm on Wednesday, a total of 48 new coronavirus cases were registered in the county.
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These come to 30 more than those recorded on Tuesday.
These are the daily cases separated by local authorities:
Oxford – 12
South Oxfordshire – 7
Cherwell – 10
West Oxfordshire – 8
Vale of White Horse – 11
The total number of coronavirus deaths since the pandemic started are:
Oxford – 9,869
Oxfordshire – 34,964
The UK has recorded a further nine Covid-related deaths and 9,055 new cases with 173 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 nearly 80 per cent of the population has received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while 57.8 per cent of adults have received their second jab.
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