Coronavirus Update

There have been five new deaths recorded in Berkshire's hospitals recorded in the last 24 hours.

The latest figures released on Tuesday (May 19) reveal there have been no new deaths recorded at trusts which operate Berkshire hospitals over the past 24 hours.

The number of confirmed cases in Berkshire now stands at 2,323, as of 4pm on Monday.

Reading still has the highest number of recorded cases in the county, with 568 patients testing positive. Slough now has 446 cases.

Elsewhere, 361 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in West Berkshire, 432 in Wokingham, 280 in Windsor and Maidenhead, and 237 in Bracknell.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust – 326 (four new deaths)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust – 169 (one new death)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - 15 (no increase)
It is important to note that some of Berkshire's NHS trusts operate hospitals outside of the county, for example Frimley Park Hospital, which is in Surrey. This means it is difficult to give an accurate total of the number of deaths in Berkshire alone.

NHS England also clarified that the COVID Patient Notification System did not operate for a period of time on Saturday (May 16).

The consequences of this situation may therefore be reflected in the number of deaths reported in these figures.