Slough sees double-figure coronavirus cases spike in last 24 hours

A further 29 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Berkshire, new figures from Public Health England show (September 22).

Every area of the county recorded an increase in confirmed infections, bringing the total to 4,150.

The biggest rise came in Slough which saw 12 new cases.

The data shows the country-wide total number of cases has increased by 4,926 in the last 24 hours, rising to 403,551.

There were 37 UK recorded deaths from people who have tested positive for Covid-19 within the last 28 days.

The UK-wide death toll now stands at 41,788.

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

Reading : 929 cases (increase of three)
Slough : 861 cases ( increase of 12)
Wokingham : 691 cases (increase of three)
West Berkshire : 571 cases (increase of five)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 631 cases (increase of three)
Bracknell Forest : 484 cases ( increase of three )

The total number of deaths at NHS trusts in and around Berkshire is now 576, as detailed below:

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 368
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 190
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 20

Boris Johnson blamed the spread of Covid-19 on a “minority of people” who did not follow the rules.

The Prime Minister told MPs: “Testing alone cannot fix this problem. There’s a hiatus in the logic of the attacks that are sometimes mounted.

“The problem we have in the spread of this virus is that, alas, a minority of people have not been following the guidance in the way they might have done and what we’re trying to do now is get everybody to focus on those rules, on that guidance, to enforce it strictly and to get the R down.”