The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Buckinghamshire increased by 204 over the weekend, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 26,300 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (January 27) in Buckinghamshire, up from 26,096 the same time on Tuesday.
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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.
One further death has also been recorded at Bucks NHS Trust in the last day.
The rate of infection in Buckinghamshire now stands at 4,835 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 5,771.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 25,308 over the period, to 3,715,054.
Buckinghamshire's cases were among the 466,817 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 3,430 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
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