The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Buckinghamshire increased by 12 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 2,025 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (September 9) in Buckinghamshire, up from 2,013 the same time on Tuesday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

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The rate of infection in Buckinghamshire now stands at 372 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 545.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 2,699 over the period, to 355,219.

​Buckinghamshire's cases were among the 39,179 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 222 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.