Coronavirus latest: Five new cases emerge in Luton

The total number of infections in the borough now stands at 1,384 (+5).

Last week saw 496 cases added to Luton's total after Public Health England made changes to its data gathering.

Previous data shared by Public Health England relied solely on Pillar 1 (testing from Public Health England and NHS Hospital Trusts), but as of Thursday the information includes Pillar 2 (non-clinical and commercial testing).

Luton has the 17th-worst coronavirus infection rate among authorities in England and Wales, at 646.4 per 100,000.

Elsewhere in the county, Central Bedfordshire stands has 1,223 (+4) cases while Bedford's figure is at 1,268 (+2).

Across the country, there have been 286,979 infections at an increase of 630 over the past 24 hours.

44,517 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, up by 126 since yesterday.