Coronavirus update July 29: Four new cases in Buckinghamshire, one in Aylesbury Vale

In Aylesbury Vale cases grew by one to 789.

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.

Daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases today is 763

The daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths is 83

The rate of infection in Buckinghamshire now stands at 321 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 462.

Buckinghamshire's cases were among the 35,167 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 224.

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

The total number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths stands at 45,961

664,665 people have died globally since the pandemic began.

There have been 16,959,863 Coronavirus cases worldwide.

10,508,350 people have recovered from the virus.