Five areas of Berkshire record new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

Nine more positive coronavirus tests have been recorded in Berkshire in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures from Public Health England today (August 26).

Reading and Windsor and Maidenhead both saw three new cases, while cases increased by one in Wokingham, West Berkshire and Bracknell Forest.

No new infections were recorded in Slough, which was named as an 'area of concern' by Public Health England last week after an increase in cases and infection rate.

UK-wide, another 16 people have died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 41,465.

A total of 328,846 people are confirmed to have had the virus since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 1,048 since yesterday.

In Berkshire, the number of positive tests now stands at 3,630.

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

Reading : 844 cases (increase of three)
Slough : 749 cases ( no change )
Wokingham : 629 cases (increase of one)
West Berkshire : 519 cases (increase of one)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 484 cases (increase of three)
Bracknell Forest : 405 cases (increase of one)
The total number of deaths at Berkshire NHS trusts is 574, as detailed below:

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 365
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 189
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 20