Five new coronavirus cases confirmed in Swindon
FIFTEEN new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Swindon within 24 hours.
Over the last seven days, there have been 74 new positive Covid-19 test results recorded around the borough. This is 22 more than the week before - a rise of 42.3 per cent.
Swindon's infection rate as of April 21 was 24.8 cases per 100,000 population.
Across the UK, there were 11 new deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus and 1,712 new cases recorded between 9am on Sunday and 9am on Monday.
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