POSITIVE cases of coronavirus in Oxfordshire have risen by 480 in the latest figures.

Zero deaths were recorded in the county, in the latest statistics, released by the Government.

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The new cases were recorded as follows:

Oxford - 76

Cherwell - 107

South Oxfordshire - 116

Vale of White Horse - 98

West Oxfordshire - 83

These latest figures mean there has now been a total of 69,400 recorded cases of Covid-19 in the county.

So far, 557,801 people in Oxfordshire have received their first dose of the vaccine, while 513,639 people have had their second dose.

Across the UK, 43,423 new people had a positive test result reported today.

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Between October 10 and today, 289,515 people had a confirmed positive test result.

This shows an increase of 12.8 per cent compared to the previous seven days.

There were 148 deaths in the UK within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported today.

Between October 10 and October 16, there have been 833 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

This shows an increase of 5.4 per cent compared to the previous seven days.

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