POSITIVE test results have confirmed 66 new coronavirus cases in Swindon.

Public Health England figures show that 9,230 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in the borough by 9am on Wednesday in Swindon, up from 9,164 the same time on Tuesday.

In the last seven days, there have been 420 new cases, which is 222 fewer than the week before.

As of January 22, the rolling infection rate in Swindon is 247.5 cases per 100,000 people.

Across the UK, there were 25,308 new Covid-19 cases.