Coronavirus cases in Wiltshire have risen by more than 280 in the latest weekly period.

In the week to October 15, 282 cases were reported in the Wiltshire Council area compared to 244 the week before.

That is according to figures based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

The rate of new cases now stands at 56.4 per 100,000 people.

A total of 2,294 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Wiltshire, excluding Swindon, since the start of the pandemic, the government coronavirus dashboard reports. Twenty-six cases were reported today.