45 new Covid cases announced in Milton Keynes over the weekend

A record 45 new Covid cases were reported by the government in MK over the weekend.

By Sally Murrer

Published 5th Oct 2020, 10:47 BST

Updated 5th Oct 2020, 10:48 BST

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But part of the sudden surge may due to a technical "issue" which saw some cases from the previous week go unrecorded nationally.

A government spokesman said: "An issue was identified overnight on Friday 2 October in the automated process that transfers positive cases data to PHE (Public Health England). It has now been resolved.

"The cases by publish date for October 3 and 4 include 15,841 additional cases with specimen dates between 25 September and 2 October. They are therefore artificially high for England and the UK.

On Friday the total number of cases for MK since the beginning of the pandemic was 1,178. This morning it stands at 1,223.

The figures for the past 24 hours will follow later today.

Milton Keynes PHE Public Health England