The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Gloucestershire increased by 166 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 6,441 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Tuesday in Gloucestershire, up from 6,275 the same time on Monday.

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.

The rate of infection in Gloucestershire now stands at 1,011 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 2,153.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 20,051 over the period to 1,410,732.

Gloucestershire's cases were among the 67,446 recorded across the South West, a figure which rose by 1,258 over the period.

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