The death toll under this daily measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – is now 7,750.
The daily test positivity rate is 9.9%, up from 8% the previous day.
A total of 427 people were in hospital on Thursday with recently confirmed Covid-19, up 26 in 24 hours, and, of these, 39 patients were in intensive care, up one.
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The contact tracing system’s performance fell below World Health Organisation (WHO) standards in late June and early July.