423 new coronavirus cases reported in Milton Keynes today

    There were 423 new coronavirus cases reported in Milton Keynes today, according to the latest Public Health England data.

    It brings the total number of people tested positive in the city since the start of the pandemic to 10,485 - of which 2,246 have been in the past seven days.

    The 7-day case rate in Milton Keynes is down slightly from 814.2 cases per 100,000 people yesterday to 812.4 cases per 100,000 people today.

    It comes as it has been confirmed that primary school opening will be delayed in Milton Keynes - alongside secondary school opening.

    For comparison, the case rate in Bedford is 664.2, 523.5 in Central Bedfordshire, 560.9 in Luton and 401 for the UK as a whole.

    Nationally, there were an additional 53,285 people tested positive and an additional 613 people sadly died within 28 days of a positive test.

    Milton Keynes currently sits under Tier 4 restrictions with people in our area being told to 'stay at home' under the rules except under limited exceptions - for example if you can't work from home, for education, childcare or exercise.

    tier review took place earlier this week but Milton Keynes will remain in the highest level of restrictions.

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