There are 494 new Covid-19 cases registered in Oxfordshire and no new deaths according to the latest Government figures.

These are the latest cases separated by local authority as of 4pm on Wednesday:

Oxford – 76

South Oxfordshire – 128

Cherwell – 101

West Oxfordshire – 74

Vale of White Horse – 115

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The total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic started are:

Oxford - 19,046

Oxfordshire – 71,396

The UK has recorded a further 179 Covid-related deaths and 49,139 new cases, according to Government data.

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.

Across the UK 86 per cent of people have received their first jab, and 79 per cent have received their second dose of the Covid vaccine.

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