29 more coronavirus cases in Swindon, no newly-recorded Covid patient deaths at GWH
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Swindon increased by 29 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 2,123 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Friday in the borough, up from 2,094 the same time on Thursday.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 24,405 over the period, to 989,745.
No new deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded at Great Western Hospital since yesterday's update.
The rate of infection in Swindon based on the cases over the previous seven days now stands at 121 cases per 100,000 people, according to the government's coronavirus information page.
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