Coronavirus latest: 96 new cases confirmed in Luton today
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The total number of cases in the borough now stands at 5,292 (+96).
The case rate in Luton is currently 294.8 per 100,000.
Elsewhere in the county, Central Bedfordshire has 3,347 (+28) cases while Bedford's figure is at 3,114 (+39).
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Hide AdThere have been 1,527,495 lab-confirmed cases across the UK, up by a daily rise of 15,450.
55,230 deaths have been recorded within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, with 206 added yesterday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced a 3-tier system in England when lockdown ends on December 2.
It was also reported today that the UK government has ordered 100m doses of a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca.
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Hide AdPreliminary testing suggests the vaccine is 70% effective, but researchers say this figure could rise to over 90% by tweaking the dose.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC: "The bulk of the vaccine roll-out programme will be in January, February and March.
"We hope that sometime after Easter, things will be able to start to get back to normal.”