Milton Keynes records first coronavirus related death in 13 days and two new cases

Milton Keynes had gone 12 days without a death relating to coronavirus and 10 days without a new case.

But NHS England figures showed today that 103 people had died in hospital at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (June 8). And there have now been 512 cases, a rise of two on the previous day's figures.

The death toll has increased by one compared to Sunday, when there were 102.

The victims were among 3,229 deaths recorded across the East of England.

Of 23 trusts within the region, Milton Keynes Hospital trust has the 15th-highest death toll.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

Across England, the death toll hit 27,618 on Monday, up from 27,489 on Sunday.

Separate figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show 287,399 people had tested positive for Covid-19 across the UK as of 9am on Monday, up from 286,194.