UPDATE: Bedford records 14 new cases in 24 hours

While Central Bedfordshire has 16
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As of today (October 12), Bedford has recorded 14 new cases, with a total of 1,891 people now diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

The number of deaths in Bedford has risen to 170, according to the Government.

Central Bedfordshire has 16 new cases of Covid, with a total of 1,764 and Luton has 23, with a new total of 2,363.

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Nationally, the death toll has been 'recalculated' by officials. The new count is based on a new definition of who has died from Covid-19.

Previously, people in England who died at any stage following a positive test, regardless of the cause of their death, were counted in the figures.

However, there is now a cut off point of 28 days from the first laboratory-confirmed positive COVID test.

However, there is now a cut off point of 28 days from the first laboratory-confirmed positive COVID test.

Meanwhile, Buckinghamshire has 2,875 cases, Hertfordshire has 7,436 and Milton Keynes has 1,410 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 has risen by 13,972 and now stands at 617,688. The number of deaths has risen by 50 to 42,875.

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