Coronavirus latest: Four new cases confirmed in Luton

The total number of cases in the borough is 839.

Elsewhere in the county, Central Bedfordshire has 766 (+7) cases while Bedford's figure has risen to 801 (+9).

Across the country, there have been 307,980 infections at an increase of 1,118 over the past 24 hours.

A total of 43,230 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, up by 149 since yesterday.

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