As of today (July 27), Bedford has recorded six new cases, with a total of 1,330 people now diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.
Central Bedfordshire also has one new case, with a total of 1,266 and Luton has five new cases, with a total of 1,541.
Meanwhile, Buckinghamshire now has a total of 1,731 cases, Hertfordshire has 4,250 and Milton Keynes has 870 cases.
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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 300,111. The number of deaths has been recorded as 45,759.
The figures come from the Government website which is available for the public to view here