A FURTHER 83 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Swindon.

Within the last seven days, 489 positive Covid-19 test results have been recorded around the borough, which is 442 fewer than the week before. This is a drop of around 47.5 per cent.

There have been four deaths of people with coronavirus within the last week, which is one more than the previous week.

As of October 5, Swindon's infection rate was 201 cases per 100,000 population.

80.3 per cent of Swindon's population has had one vaccine jab and 74.8 per cent have had both doses.