Berkshire areas with new coronavirus cases reported in last 24 hours

Three areas of Berkshire have recorded an increase in the number of positive coronavirus tests in the past 24 hours, the latest data from the Department of Health and Social Care shows.

Cases in the UK have now reached 304,695 a rise of 744 in the last 24 hours, while deaths have now reach 46,201 - a rise of 8 in the last 24 hours.

In England the NHS has said patients were aged between patients were aged between 52 and 86 years old - all had known underlying health conditions.

In Slough, there are four more confirmed cases, West Berkshire has one more case and as does Windsor and Maidenhead.

The total number of cases in the county now stands at 3,383. No new deaths have been reported and the total remains at 571 across Berkshire NHS trusts.

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This is the latest breakdown of cases per area:

Reading : 803 cases (no change)
Slough : 673 cases (increase of four)
Wokingham : 607 cases (no change)
West Berkshire : 495 cases (increase of one)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 421 cases (increase of one)
Bracknell Forest : 390 cases (no change)
For a breakdown of coronavirus deaths recorded by Berkshire NHS trusts since the start of the pandemic, please see below:

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 364 (no change)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 187 (no change)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 20 (no change)
There are currently no plans to shut pubs after a rise in coronavirus transmissions in England, said the Housing Secretary.

Robert Jenrick, asked on Times Radio whether the Government would look to close pubs in such an event, said: “We don’t have any plans to do that.”

He also said schools would definitely return to full capacity in September and confirmed it would be the priority should there be a second spike of infections.