Four people die with covid in Luton in latest figures

Four more people have died with covid in Luton in the past week - Stock pictureFour more people have died with covid in Luton in the past week - Stock picture
Four more people have died with covid in Luton in the past week - Stock picture
There have been four more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Luton.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 806 people had died in the area by March 2 – up from 802 on the week before.

They were among 21,393 deaths recorded across the East of England.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 185,234 deaths were recorded throughout England by March 2.