UPDATE: Bedford has another four new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours

One new death is also recorded in the town
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As of today (August 5), Bedford has recorded four more cases, with a total of 1,370 people now diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

Central Bedfordshire has one new case, with a total of 1,284 and Luton has eight new cases, with a total of 1,600.

There was one death from coronavirus recorded in Bedford, bringing the new total to 187.

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Meanwhile, Buckinghamshire has 1,761 cases, Hertfordshire has 4,335 and Milton Keynes has 887 cases.

Previous data shared by Public Health England relied solely on Pillar 1 (testing from Public Health England and NHS Hospital Trusts), but as of Thursday, July 2, the information includes Pillar 2 (non-clinical and commercial testing).

It has seen a radical overhaul of how coronavirus infection data is presented across the country, with hundreds of new cases emerging in individual authorities.

The new figures are recorded between 5pm the previous day to 5pm.

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 307,184. The number of deaths has been recorded as 46,364.

The figures come from the Government website which is available for the public to view here