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Title: Berkshire sees HUNDREDS of Covid cases in week before schools return Post by: Cookham v Coronavirus on September 04, 2021, 05:19:14 PM THE COUNTY could see thousands of further Covid infections each week if the Government does not monitor the situation closely as schools return following the summer holiday, it has been warned.
Covid cases in Berkshire could rise "exponentially" as the new school term begins and thousands of pupils return between now and next week. It comes as latest figures from Public Health England showed hundreds of new cases were reported in the last week, with out of six council areas across the region continuing to see the number of new cases climb. Hundreds of cases reported in past week In Berkshire, Covid cases in the week leading to August 27, showed infections in Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead and Reading were at the region's highest with 448, 489 and 515 cases reported in that week alone respectively. These are the Covid case rates across Berkshire These are the figures for the region in the week leading to August 27 - in order of infection rate READING Number cases this week: 436 (up by 113) Covid infection rate: 299.5 cases per 100,000 people SLOUGH Number cases this week: 543 (up by 56) Covid infection rate: 338.7 cases per 100,000 people WOKINGHAM Number cases this week: 500 (up by 145) Covid infection rate: 287.4 cases per 100,000 people ALSO READ: Paralympian Sophie Christiansen upset at being 'treated differently' at train station BRACKNELL Number cases this week: 331 (up by 63) Covid infection rate: 266.6 cases per 100,000 people WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD Number cases this week: 482 (up by 114) Covid infection rate: 318.6 cases per 100,000 people WEST BERKSHIRE Number cases this week: 498 (up by 130) Covid infection rate: 314.3 cases per 100,000 people Where cases are down These are the figures for the region in the week leading to August 28 - in order of infection rate CHALVEY Total cases: 25 Case rate per 100,000 people: 192.9 Cases are DOWN by 44.4 per cent BRAY WICK & HOLYPORT Total cases: 15 Case rate per 100,000 people: 195.5 Cases are DOWN by 44.4per cent WINKFIELD & CRANBOURNE Total cases: 9 Case rate per 100,000 people: 195.5 Cases are DOWN by 35.7per cent GREAT HOLLANDS Total cases: 10 Case rate per 100,000 people: 169.2 Cases are DOWN by 31.0 per cent SANDHURST Total cases: 13 Case rate per 100,000 people: 191.9 Cases are DOWN by 50.0 per cent WOKINGHAM WEST & SOUTH Total cases: 17 Case rate per 100,000 people: 193.2 Cases are DOWN by 45.2per cent LOWER EARLEY NORTH Total cases: 19 Case rate per 100,000 people: 187.3 Cases are DOWN by 34.5 per cent |