Eight coronavirus cases recorded throughout Milton Keynes yesterday

    According to the latest data, there were eight coronavirus cases recorded in Milton Keynes yesterday (08/05).

    This is slightly lower than the previous day's figure of eleven new cases.

    It brings the total number of people tested positive in Milton Keynes since the start of the pandemic to 20,170 - of which 30 were in the past seven days.

    The 7-day case rate in Milton Keynes has dropped from 13 cases per 100,000 people yesterday to 11.1 cases per 100,000 people today.

    This is lower than the national average of 20.5 cases per 100,000 people.

    Nationally, there was an additional 2,047 people tested positive today, with 5 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.

    These deaths did not take place in Milton Keynes, meaning the city's total COVID-linked death toll still stands at 463 since the start of the pandemic.

    Meanwhile, 35,188,981 people have now had a first dose of the vaccine and 17,214,436 have been given a second dose across the country.

     

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