Single-digit coronavirus case rise in Swindon as infection rate stays low
EIGHT new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Swindon.
In the last seven days, there have been 46 new positive Covid-19 tests recorded in the borough, which is six fewer than the week before.
As of May 8, Swindon's infection rate is 14.9 cases per 100,000 population.
The government said a further 11 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 127,651.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 152,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The government added that, as of 9am on Thursday, there had been a further 2,657 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
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