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Title: Coronavirus in Berkshire round up - Saturday, January 23 Post by: Cookham v Coronavirus on January 23, 2021, 07:16:34 PM MORE than 46,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Berkshire.
In the past 24 hours, Public Health England has recorded 516 lab-confirmed cases in areas including Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead. These figures, correct as of Saturday, January 23 at 4pm, bring the county's lab-confirmed positive Covid-19 tests total to 46,028, according to Public Health England. The local breakdown for the past 24 hours as follows: Reading - 100 cases, 8,876 total West Berkshire - 58 cases, 5,051 total Bracknell - 63 cases, 5,867 total Wokingham - 75 cases, 6,882 total Slough - 162 cases, 12,291 total Windsor and Maidenhead - 58 cases, 7,061 total There have now been 3,583,907 people across the UK who have tested positive for Covid-19. The latest seven-day rate per 100,000 people locally are as follows: Reading - 633 West Berkshire - 277.1 Bracknell - 372.9 Wokingham - 337.2 Slough - 940.9 Windsor and Maidenhead - 352 Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: “We have now learned that, in addition to spreading more quickly, the new variant of the virus may also be associated with a higher degree of mortality. "It is therefore more important than ever that we all follow the rules and stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.” |