The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Swindon increased by 18 over the last 48 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 1,047 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (August 12) in Swindon, up from 1,029 the same time on Monday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Swindon now stands at 471 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 481.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 2,157 over the period, to 313,798.

Swindon's cases were among the 13,701 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 50 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.