Two days ago on Friday, December 17 there was 52 cases of COVID in Launceston, today’s daily total has now decreased to 42 confirmed cases according to /coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

In Cornwall cases of COVID have decreased in the past 2 days, compared to figures on Friday, December 17 when there was 416 daily cases there has been a 1.6% decrease to cases reported yesterday on Sunday, 20 which totalled in 306 daily cases.

Looking at the comparison in deaths reported in Cornwall, in the last two days there has been 0 deaths recorded compared to 3 on Friday, 17 December.

Health officials have drawn up three potential options for ministers to consider to slow the spread of Omicron:

Urging the public to limit social mixing, without legal enforcement

Mandating curbs on household mixing, the return of social distancing and forcing pubs and restaurants to close at 20:00 GMT

A return to full lockdown. The Telegraph says it has been told one cabinet minister would resign if that happened

There is a strong cabinet opposition to bring in tougher measures and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab told the BBC he could not make "hard, fast guarantees" that there would not be a Christmas lockdown.