Covid cases rise slightly in Milton Keynes as three more people die

The latest deaths bring the city's toll to 401 since the start of the pandemic.

Over the past seven days there have been 54 Covid-linked deaths at the hospital, care homes and in the community. All are people who died within 28 days of having a positive test

Nationally 20,634 people tested positive today and there were 915 deaths.

Government figures show more than 10.4 million people have now had their first dose of Covid vaccine and more than 501,000 of them have also had the second dose.