Two dozen more people test positive for coronavirus today in Milton Keynes
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
They total number of positive tests in MK now stands at 316.
Yesterday there was optimism as only six new patients had tested positive over a 24 hour period. But today's figure is one of the highest since the pandemic began.
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Hide AdSadly, 57 people have now died at MK hospital after testing positive for the virus.


Since the start of the pandemic, 32 elderly people have also died in care homes or sheltered housing schemes after showing symptoms of Covid-19 - read full story here.
Nationally, today's number of new confirmed cases is 4,605, bringing the total number up to 98,476
The latest number of daily Covid-19 deaths is 761. This brings the total number of Covid-19 associated UK deaths in hospital to 12,868.