Coronavirus latest: Seven new cases confirmed in Luton

Seven new instances of coronavirus have been confirmed in Luton over the past 24 hours, according to Public Health England.

By Stewart Carr

Published 17th Sep 2020, 16:10 BST

Updated 17th Sep 2020, 16:14 BST

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The total number of cases in the borough now stands at 1,860 (+7).

Elsewhere in the county, Central Bedfordshire has 1,435 (+3) cases, while Bedford's figure stands at 1,528 (+3).

There have been 381,614 lab-confirmed cases in the UK, rising by 3,395 since yesterday.

The number of Covid-19 associated UK deaths has been recorded as 41,705 - rising by 21.

Nationally, the death toll has been 'recalculated' by officials using a revised definition of coronavirus-related deaths.

Previously, people in England who died at any stage following a positive test, regardless of the cause of their death, were counted in the figures.

However, there is now a cut off point of 28 days from the first laboratory-confirmed positive coronavirus test.