WEEKEND UPDATE: Bedfordshire records more than 250 cases

Do you think the new tier is fair as majority of cases are in Luton?
By Clare Turner
Published 30th Nov 2020, 10:44 BST
Updated 30th Nov 2020, 10:48 BST
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Over the weekend, 256 people in Bedfordshire were diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to the latest figures from Public Health England

Out of that total, Bedford had 34 new cases with a total of 3,264, Central Bedfordshire had 68 new cases with a total of 3,545, but Luton recorded 154 with a new total of 5,740.

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On Thursday, Bedford discovered it would leave the medium tier and be lumped in with the whole of the county in the 'high' Tier 2 as Luton records almost 2,500 more cases than Bedford.

Bedfordshire recorded more than 250 cases over the weekendBedfordshire recorded more than 250 cases over the weekend
Bedfordshire recorded more than 250 cases over the weekend

There was one death in Bedford (197), one death in Luton (217) and no deaths in Central Bedfordshire (255).

Meanwhile, Buckinghamshire now has 7,336 cases of Covid, Hertfordshire has 17,325 and Milton Keynes has 3,726 cases.

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

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 1,617,327. The number of deaths is 58,245.

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

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