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Title: More than 25 new coronavirus cases reported in Berkshire in last 24 hours Post by: Cookham v Coronavirus on September 09, 2020, 06:08:36 PM A further 27 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Berkshire, according to new official figures released today (September 9).
All six local authority areas saw a rise in cases, bringing the number of positive tests to 3,867. Windsor and Maidenhead recorded 10 new cases, while Reading and Slough each had five. No further deaths have been recorded at hospitals in the county. Across the UK, eight new deaths have been confirmed meaning the total coronavirus related deaths now sits at 41,594. So far across the UK, 355,219 have tested positive for coronavirus with 2,659 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. This is how the figures break down in terms of cases for each area of Berkshire: Reading : 895 cases ( increase of five) Slough : 799 cases ( increase of five) Wokingham : 661 cases ( increase of two) West Berkshire : 546 cases ( increase of one) Windsor and Maidenhead: 538 cases (increase of 10) Bracknell Forest : 438 cases ( increase of four ) The total number of deaths at Berkshire NHS trusts remains at 574, as detailed below: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 365 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 190 Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 20 Meanwhile, England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said today said the numbers of coronavirus case have been increasing “much more rapidly” over the past few days. He told a Downing Street news conference that while the numbers among older people and children remained “flat”, in other age groups there were “rapid upticks”. He said among 17 to 18 year-olds and 19 to 21 year-olds the numbers had gone up “really quite steeply” since mid August. He said that data suggested that without action Britain would be on a path “extremely similar” to France where the numbers had continued to rise. However in Belgium the authorities took “decisive action” which led to the rates stabilising and then falling. “This is clear indication that if you act rapidly and decisively there is a good chance of bringing rates back down under control,” he said. |