UPDATE: Bedford has eight new cases of coronavirus

No new coronavirus deaths at Bedford Hospital
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Today (June 17), Bedford has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 753.

No new deaths from coronavirus have been recorded at the Bedford Hospital Trust over the past 24 hours, latest official figures show.

NHS England figures show 196 people had died in hospital at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust as of 5pm on Tuesday, June 16, – the same number as on Monday.

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In Luton, there are four new cases, the total is 810. In Central Bedfordshire, there have been four new cases, the total number of cases is 718.

In Buckinghamshire, the total is 1,046, Milton Keynes has 513 cases and Hertfordshire has 2,962 cases in total.

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

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 299,251. The number of deaths has been recorded as 42,153.