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Only 15 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded across Berkshire - while the latest weekly figures saw infection rates rise in four areas.

The latest data from Public Health England on Saturday (May 9) shows Slough had the biggest increase, with six new cases.

The total of new cases is down from yesterday's update.

Meanwhile, weekly Covid-19 infection rates increased in Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire and Windsor and Maidenhead in the seven days up to May 4 - the most recent weekly data available.

No new Covid-19 related hospital deaths have been recorded in NHS trusts serving Berkshire.

The Government said a further two people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 127,605.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 152,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

The Government also said as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 1,770 lab-confirmed cases in the UK. It brings the total to 4,434,860.

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This is the latest rolling seven-day coronavirus infection rates per 100,000 people for the week ending May 4:

Bracknell Forest: 16.1 (up from 14.7)
Reading: 25.3 (-)
Slough: 38.8 (down from 44.1)
West Berkshire: 30.9 (up from 27.1)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 25.1 (up from 21.8)
Wokingham: 11.1 (up from 10.5)

This is the latest breakdown of confirmed cases for each area of Berkshire since the start of the pandemic, plus change in the last 24 hours (in brackets):

Bracknell Forest: 7,113 cases (one new cases)
Reading: 10,978 cases (one new case)
Slough: 15,594 cases (six new cases)
West Berkshire: 6,436 cases (four new cases)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 8,541 cases (one new case)
Wokingham: 8,274 (two new cases)

This is the latest data on the total number of deaths at NHS trusts in and around Berkshire:

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 1,248 (no change)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 501 (no change)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 32 (no change)

NHS England said 29,578,216 were the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 137,003 on the previous day, while 14,871,208 were a second dose, an increase of 404,510.

Dr Nikki Kanani, GP and medical director for primary care at NHS England, said: “Yet another incredible NHS milestone has been reached as one in three adults in England have now had both doses of the Covid vaccine – meaning that they have maximum protection from the virus.

“Reaching this milestone is no accident – it is down to months of hard work and everyone in the NHS who has played a role in this is helping to protect millions of people from serious illness and saving lives.”