Coronavirus in Berkshire round up - Wednesday, November 25

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MORE THAN 60 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Berkshire in the past 24 hours, according to latest figures.

Public Health England has recorded 64 new lab-confirmed cases in the past 24 hours in areas including Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead.

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These figures, correct as of 4.48pm on Wednesday, November 25, bring the county's lab-confirmed positive Covid-19 tests total to 13,075, according to Public Health England.


The local breakdown for the past 24 hours as follows:

Reading - 16 cases, 2,505 total

West Berkshire - 10 cases, 1,592 total

Bracknell - 6 cases, 1,341 total

Wokingham - 11 cases, 1,956 total

Slough - 69 cases, 3,435 total

Windsor & Maidenhead - 7 cases, 2,246 total

The latest 7-day rate per 100,000 people locally are as follows:

Reading - 153.9 per 100,000 people

West Berkshire - 104.1 per 100,000 people

Bracknell - 93 per 100,000 people

Wokingham - 106.4 per 100,000 people

Slough - 326.3 per 100,000 people

Windsor & Maidenhead - 147.3 per 100,000 people

There have now been 1,538,794 cases of Covid-19 across the UK – as of Tuesday, November 24 at 8.32pm.

The total number of deaths - those with Covid-19 listed on the death certificate - across the UK has now reached 66,713.

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In today's national coronavirus news:

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said it was “more likely than not” the area would be made subject to Tier 3 restrictions.

Speaking at an online press conference, he said: “We don’t know what tier we will be in, that still has not been communicated to us. I think it is fair to say we are heading at some speed to Tier 3, Tier 2 borderline, given the figures.”

He said although infection numbers in Greater Manchester were still high, the rates were falling.

He added: “If things continue in this direction at the rate at which we are seeing change in Greater Manchester, I would want to ask the Government for a serious review of Greater Manchester’s position at the first review of tiering arrangements which is scheduled to take place two weeks from now.”

Mr Burnham said he did not agree with the Tier 3 measures which had been put forward by the Government.

He said: “Tier 3, in my view, is too punishing on hospitality and will be too hard on city centres, particularly as we go through Christmas and the New Year period.”