The Cornish tourist board has urged people not to visit the region unless they have pre-booked holidays amid a surge in coronavirus cases. New figures show 4,430 new cases were recorded across the area in the seven days to August 20: the equivalent of 769.7 cases per 100,000 people. Due to its small population, data for the Isles of Scilly is combined with Cornwall when presented at local authority level. The cases are spread across the country but around 800 are living in Cornwall, a council official confirmed. “We’re seeing a spike in Cornwall because we’ve got the highest number of visitors we’ve ever had,” he told the PA news agency.

Source: Huffington Post August 24, 2021 20:09 UTC