Milton Keynes January 29 Coronavirus update: weekly drop in cases continues

The latest NHS England data is out showing the number of new confirmed Covid cases from the past 24 hours.

By James Lowson

Published 29th Jan 2021, 17:36 BST

Updated 29th Jan 2021, 17:40 BST

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Over the past 24 hours, 165 more local people have tested positive, bringing the city's total to 17,380 since the start of the pandemic.

NHS England have not released new data on deaths in the UK today (January 29) this is due to a processing issue.

The overall case rate in Milton Keynes is now down to 416.8 cases per 100,000 of the population. But it is still higher than the rate for England, which today is 328.7 cases per 100,000 people.

Nationally, the number of new infections was 29,079.

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