Seven new cases of coronavirus announced in Milton Keynes today as national deaths jump to 27

Milton Keynes had recorded seven new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with a total of 1,044 people having been positive for the virus since the start of testing in the pandemic, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

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Buckinghamshire has eight new cases, with a total of 2,085. There were no deaths recorded in the city or county. Indeed there were no deaths in the entire South East region.

There were 27 deaths in the rest of the UK. Across the UK the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 374,228, up 3,105 on the day before. The total number of deaths has been recorded as 41,664.

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.

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.