The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Oxfordshire increased by 20 over the last two days, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 3,482 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am in Oxfordshire, up from 3,462 the same time on Monday.

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The government website which published the new data daily is having technical difficulties for a second day, meaning it is not possible to see how many of the new cases where in Oxford.

Earlier this week Ansaf Azhar, Oxfordshire's Director of Public Health warned there had been a surge in the city in recent days, particularly among 18-30-year-olds.

The rolling seven-day rate of new cases of coronavirus up to August 21, did show Oxford's spike is continuing to grow.

Expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people, it is currently 26.2, up from 18.4 the week before.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or Public Health England laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

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The overall rate of infection in Oxfordshire now stands at 503 cases per 100,000 people, slightly lower than the England average of 505.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 1,048 yesterday, to 328,846.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

Despite the rising cases in Oxford, the county's hospitals have not recorded a new Covid-19 death since July 4.