The number of coronavirus cases in Swindon increased by 123 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 14,430 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Swindon when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on July 22 (Thursday), up from 14,307 on Wednesday.

The rate of infection in Swindon now stands at 6,494 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 8,682.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 39,315 over the period, to 5,602,321.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Swindon.

The dashboard shows 271 people had died in the area by July 22 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.

They were among 6,837 deaths recorded across the South West.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Swindon.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.