There were 20 coronavirus cases recorded in Milton Keynes today (17/6), as the UK has seen the biggest daily increase in cases since February.
The latest update takes the total number of cases to 20,747 since the start of the pandemic - 167 local people have tested positive in the last 7 days.
The 7-day case rate in Milton Keynes now stands at 66.1 cases per 100,000 people, which is below the national average of 75 cases per 100,000 people.
Nationally, there was an additional 11,007 people who tested positive today - the highest number since mid-February. 19 deaths were also recorded within 28 days of a positive test - none of these took place in Milton Keynes.
The recent increase in cases has been put down to the highly transmissible Indian variant, which has resulted in the Government delaying the final easing of restrictions by four weeks, now due to take place on July 19th.
By doing this, the Government hopes it will be able to give one vaccine dose to every UK adult and give both doses to 2/3 of the adult population by the time restrictions ease.
163,923 local people have had their first dose of the vaccine so far and 106,925 people are now fully vaccinated.
Over 21s can now book their vaccine appointment, and you can do so here. Over 18s will be able to book from tomorrow.
