UPDATE: Jump in positive coronavirus tests in Milton Keynes in 24 hours

As of today (Wednesday, September 23), Milton Keynes has recorded 14 new cases, with a total of 1,103 people now diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

Buckinghamshire has 19 new cases, with 2,182 people now diagnosed - bringing the total for the county as a whole to 33 new cases. There were, however, no deaths.

In neighbouring Bedfordshire, there were 49 new cases in 24 hours.

Bedford now has 1,582 cases, Central Bedfordshire has a total of 1,491 and Luton has 1,960. There were no deaths in the county.

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.

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases has risen by 6,178 and now stands at 409,729. The number of deaths has risen by 37 to 41,862.

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