Low number of new Covid cases and no virus-linked deaths in Milton Keynes today

Today has seen one of the best sets of Covid figures for many weeks in MK.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Mar 2021, 16:50 BST

Updated 10th Mar 2021, 16:58 BST

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There were 21 new cases confirmed and no new deaths recorded.

However the city's case rate, which is calculated over the past seven days, has risen slightly from 71.6 cases per 100,000 people yesterday (Tuesday) to 72.4 cases per 100,000 of the population today.

By comparison, the national rate is 60.4 cases per 100,000 people.

Nationally there have been 5,926 new cases and 190 deaths.

Milton Keynes