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Following interim findings published last month, the Bedford Borough COVID-19 Deep Dive Final Report has been published.

The report said that the local COVID-19 infection rate had declined since mid-June and that there was no singular cause of the higher infection rate seen in Bedford Borough.

The infection rate in Bedford Borough had been highest in the East of England. In response, Bedford Borough Council, Bedfordshire CCG, and Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust worked with Public Health England and the Joint Biosecurity Centre to investigate why the rate was high, and what could be done to bring it down in this ‘Deep Dive’.

The investigation found that most cases followed people being exposed within their households and household visitors, with exposures elsewhere remaining low. The most recent cases have been among people of working age, and within Bedford town.