Coronavirus latest: 172 new cases confirmed in Luton today

The total number of cases in the borough now stands at 8,512 (+172).

The case rate in Luton is now 497.5 per 100,000.

Elsewhere in the county, Central Bedfordshire has 6,121 (+222) cases while Bedford's figure is at 4,872 (+107).

There have been 2,149,551 lab-confirmed cases across the UK, up by a daily rise of 39,237.

69,051deaths have been recorded within 28 days of a positive test, up by 744 today.

Luton officially entered Tier 4 restrictions on Sunday.

Under Tier 4, rules are as follows:

> Non-essential shops, gyms, cinemas, hairdressers and bowling alleys will be forced to close for two weeks;

> People will be restricted to meeting one other person from another household in an outdoor public space;

> Under the new “stay at home” order, people in Tier 4 will be told they should not stay away from home overnight;

> People should not to travel into a tier four area, though support bubbles will remain unaffected as do the exemptions for separated parents and their children.