Coronavirus latest: 92 new cases confirmed in Luton

Central Bedfordshire has 36 new cases
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Tuesday's figures record 92 new positive Covid-19 tests in Luton.

The total for the borough is now 3,564 according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

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Owing to technical difficulties, the Public Health England website did not receive cases data for England until late last night (Tuesday).

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Elsewhere in the county, Central Bedfordshire has 2,506 (+36) cases, while Bedford's figure stands at 2,449 (+36).

The recorded death toll in Luton is 192, the number has been revised down by one on Central Bedfordshire and is now 235, and there have been 174 deaths in Bedford, according to Public Health England.

There have been 1,073,882 lab-confirmed cases across the UK, up by 20,018.

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47,250 deaths have been recorded within 28 days of a positive test, with a large daily rise of 397.

On Saturday, it was announced that the entire country would enter a national four-week lockdown beginning on Thursday.

The government hopes a lockdown will help stem the rising tide of new Covid-19 cases, with the situation to be reviewed every four weeks.