Coronavirus in Berkshire round up

MORE than 15,000 people have tested positive in Berkshire for Covid-19.

The latest figures from Public Health England show the total Berkshire cases now stand at 15,500, after an additional 163 people tested positive in the past 24 hours.

Public Health England recorded the 163 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in areas including Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead.

These figures, correct as of 4.06pm on Monday, December 7.

The local breakdown for the past 24 hours as follows:

Reading - 31 cases, 2,967 total
West Berkshire - 10 cases, 1,755 total
Bracknell - 25 cases, 1,636 total
Wokingham - 36 cases, 2,360 total
Slough - 50 cases, 4,233 total
Windsor & Maidenhead - 11 cases, 2,549 total

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

Reading - 149.6 (Compared to 129.8 on Nov 31)
West Berkshire - 53.6 (Compared to 63.7 on Nov 31)
Bracknell - 117.5 (Compared to 68.5 on Nov 31)
Wokingham - 125.6 (Compared to 102.3 on Nov 31)
Slough - 248.8 (Compared to 299.6 on Nov 31)
Windsor & Maidenhead - 105.7 (Compared to 109 on Nov 31)
There have now been 1,737,960 cases of Covid-19 across the UK – as of Monday, December 7 at 4.06pm - a daily increase of 14,718 cases.