Covid-19 cases, deaths and vaccination data for Luton

• Total COVID-19 cases: 33,124 ↑
• Covid-19 cases in the last 7 days (+46): 863↑
  
• Number of PCR tests in the last 7 days (-334): 9,697 ↓
• PCR test positivity in the last 7 days (+0.9%): 9.0%↑

Number of weekly positive cases per 100,000 population

• Previous 7 day snapshot (4 to 10 Oct): 382.6
• Last 7 days (11 to 17 Oct): 404.2
• Direction of travel: +21.6↑

Number of PCR tests in the last 7 days' positive, negative or void virus test results may include multiple tests for an individual person.

PCR test positivity in the last 7 days' positive, negative or void virus test results may also include multiple tests for an individual person.

• Residents vaccinated with at least one dose by 10 October (77.9% of 12+ population): 134,562
• Residents vaccinated with second dose by 10 Oct (68.2% of 12+ population): 117,720
• Residents vaccinated with first dose in the last 7 days (+230): 871 ↑
• Residents vaccinated with second dose in the last 7 days (-361): 996 ↓

• Total deaths registered involving COVID-19 since 1 January 2020: 612
• Deaths registered involving COVID-19 (2 to 8 Oct): 2
• Direction of travel (compared to previous 7 days):-1 ↓

Please note: numbers in recent days may rise, reflecting diagnostic and reporting turnaround time. All detail within this report is the latest data available prior to publishing (20 October 2021).

Week-to-week comparisons are based on the data available at the time each snapshot was published.

The image below shows hospital patients with COVID-19. These are combined figures for Bedford and Luton & Dunstable hospitals.

Data source and accessible data: COVID-19 hospital activity (NHS England)

Total general and acute (G&A) bed occupancy: n/a

The button link below will take you to the official gov.uk daily case numbers for Luton since the beginning of March.

Please note all other data displayed on gov.uk (deaths, hospital admissions and testing) is not Luton specific.

Coronavirus data: GOV.UK