Coronavirus latest: One new case in Luton in past 24 hours brings total to 772
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It brings the total number of official diagnoses in the borough to 772.
Luton's daily figures continue to have ups and downs, with 14 new cases reported yesterday (Tuesday).
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279,856 have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the UK, rising by 1,871 since yesterday.
A further 359 people have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the official UK death toll to 39,728.
Today in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed plans for all new arrivals in the UK to isolate for 14 days.
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"We will not allow a reckless minority to put our domestic recovery at risk," the Home Secretary said.
The proposal has been criticised by airlines. A spokeswoman from Ryanair said: "This 14-day UK quarantine is ineffective, completely useless, and will have no effect on British passengers who will largely ignore it."