Berkshire's 128 new coronavirus cases and the areas they have been reported in

Another 128 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Berkshire in the past 24 hours, according to the latest Public Health England figures released today (October 19).

There have been no further deaths related to Covid-19 at hospitals serving the county.

Across the UK, the death toll now stands at 43,726 and 741,212 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

This represents an increase of 80 and 18,804 respectively.

The largest increase in cases in Berkshire was in Slough, where there was a rise of 39.

There were another 33 cases in Windsor and Maidenhead.

This is how the figures break down in terms of cases for each area of Berkshire as of October 19:

Reading : 1,286 cases (increase of 19)
Slough : 1,439 cases ( increase of 39)
Wokingham : 1,027 cases (increase of 16)
West Berkshire : 814 cases (increase of four)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 1,123 cases (increase of 33)
Bracknell Forest : 706 cases ( increase of 17)
The total number of deaths at NHS trusts in and around Berkshire is 606, as detailed below:

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 377 (no change)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 209 (no change)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 20 (no change)

Meanwhile, the Government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has said it is "unlikely" that a coronavirus vaccine will stop the disease completely.

Giving evidence to the joint Commons and Lords National Security Strategy Committee, Sir Patrick said that only one disease - smallpox - had ever been completely eradicated.

He said that in future, treating Covid-19 may become more like seasonal flu.

"I think it is unlikely that we will end up with a truly sterilising vaccine that completely stops infection," he said.

"It is likely that this disease will circulate and be pandemic. My assessment - and I think that's the view of many people - is that's the likely outcome.

"Clearly as management becomes better, as you get vaccination that will decrease the chance of infection and the severity of the disease - or whatever the protocols of the vaccines are - this then starts to look more like annual flu than anything else and that may be the direction we end up going in."