National Covid deaths plummet - but Milton Keynes sees three more

Three more Covid-linked deaths have been recorded in MK today.

By Sally Murrer

Published 8th Feb 2021, 17:05 BST

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Nationally, deaths were down 333, but in MK there have been 54 in the past week. This brings the total to 413 since the start of the pandemic.

Meanwhile just 47 people in the city tested positive over the past 24 hours, causing the seven day case rate to fall from 240.5 cases per 100,000 people yesterday to 224.2 today.

Nationally, 14,104 people tested positive today

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