A further 51 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Swindon, official figures show.

It brings the total number of cases in the town over the past seven days to 323. There have been the equivalent of 145.4 new cases per 100,000 people in the past week, according to government figures.

Since the pandemic began, 2,248 people have tested positive for the virus.

Four people who tested positive for coronavirus died at Great Western Hospital in the seven days to Saturday, October 31, the latest NHS England statistics show. The coronavirus death toll now stands at 137.

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Case numbers in Swindon since March Source: GOV.UK