UPDATE: Bedford records a total of 88 deaths

The town now has 340 people diagnosed with virus while Central Beds has 392
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Today (April 22), Bedford has recorded nine new cases with a total of 340 people diagnosed with the deadly virus.

Bedford Hospital has also recorded 88 deaths in total.

Central Bedfordshire now has 392 cases, up from 379 and Luton has 501 cases, up from 485.

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Bedford (Google)

These numbers are lower than Hertfordshire (1,954) and Buckinghamshire (681). Although Milton Keynes (395) appears to be slowing down, members of the public are urged to remain indoors as much as possible to halt the spread of coronavirus.

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

On Monday, March 23, the government announced tougher social distancing measures, with all outdoor activities prohibited except for food shopping, one daily exercise, treatment of a condition and any essential travel for work. And last week, the lockdown was extended by a further three weeks.

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 133,495. The number of deaths has now been recorded as 18,100, according to Public Health England.