Eleven new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Milton Keynes over past 24 hours

MK's Covid infections rose today with 11 more people receiving positive tests.
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According to figures from Public Health England, 1,161 men, women and children have now been officially diagnosed in MK since the start of the pandemic.

Nationally there have been 7,108 new cases during the same period. Covid-linked deaths throughout the UK rose to 71 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 42,143.

None of these deaths have been in MK, where there has been no coronavirus-linked fatalities for several weeks.