Milton Keynes records 8 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours as Monday's restrictions loom

As of today (Thursday, September 10), Milton Keynes has recorded eight new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, with a total of 1,023 people now diagnosed with the virus in MK since the start of testing in the pandemic, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

It comes as the government enforces new nationwide restrictions from Monday (September 14). Gatherings - both indoor and outdoor - will be limited to six people instead of 30.

Read: Milton Keynes school hit by Covid-19 outbreakBuckinghamshire has 10 new cases, with a total of 2,035. There were no deaths recorded in the city or county.

In neighbouring Central Bedfordshire, there were four new cases.

Bedford had six cases up to 1,491 and Luton has nine, up to 1,802.

There were no deaths recorded for the South East.

There were 14 deaths nationally. Across the UK the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 358,138, up 2,919 on the day before. The total number of deaths has been recorded as 41,608.

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.