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Title: Latest Berkshire coronavirus figures as death toll rises Post by: Cookham v Coronavirus on January 03, 2021, 06:51:50 PM There have been seven new fatalities linked to coronavirus in Berkshire, according to NHS England figures released today (January 2).
In the past 24 hours, there have also been a further 869 cases of Covid-19 recorded. Across the UK, the death toll now stands at 74,570 and 2,599,789 people have tested positive. This represents an increase of 445 and 57,725 respectively over the same time period. In Slough, there has been a rise of 252, bringing the total to 7,726. Elsewhere, there have been increases of 151 in Bracknell Forest, 176 in Windsor and Maidenhead, and 128 in Wokingham. Of the new fatalities, five were recorded at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This is the latest breakdown of confirmed cases for each area of Berkshire since the start of the pandemic: Bracknell Forest : 3,871 cases (increase of 151) Reading : 5,482 cases (increase of 127) Slough : 7,726 cases (increase of 252) West Berkshire : 3,494 cases (increase of 35) Windsor and Maidenhead: 4,846 cases (increase of 176) Wokingham : 4,720 (increase of 128) This is the latest data on the total number of deaths at NHS trusts in and around Berkshire: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 563 (increase of five) Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 306 (increase of two) Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 24 (no change) The Government is facing increasing pressure from teaching unions to delay the reopening of all schools in England amid fears over the spread of the new strain of Covid-19. The National Education Union (NEU) said all primary and secondary schools should remain closed for two weeks following the Christmas break, while the NASUWT has written to the Education Secretary calling for an “immediate nationwide move to remote education” for all pupils. The NEU has also advised primary school staff it is unsafe to return to classrooms on Monday. On Friday, Gavin Williamson confirmed that all London primary schools will remain shut next week – rather than just those in certain boroughs as set out earlier in the week. But unions say extending that to all schools in England is “the only sensible and credible option”. |