Berkshire coronavirus latest as infection rates rise in all but one area

A further 71 cases of Covid-19 have been reported across Berkshire today (June 2) - as all but one area of the county saw a rise in weekly infection rates.

Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham all showed a rise in their seven-day case rate for the week ending May 28 - the most recent weekly figures available.

Four areas - Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough and Wokingham - have a higher infection rate than the England average of 30.9 per 100,000 population.

Meanwhile case data shows a double figure rise in four parts of the county in the last 24 hour reporting period.

The biggest increase was in Wokingham, with 18 more infections.

Nationally, the Government said a further 12 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 127,794.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been 153,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

As of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 4,330 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

This is the latest rolling seven-day coronavirus infection rates per 100,000 people for the week ending May 28:

Bracknell Forest: 44.1 (up from 33.5)
Reading: 79.7 (up from 70.5)
Slough: 67.5 (up from 62.2)
West Berkshire: 29 (down from 30.3)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 15.8 (up from 13.2)
Wokingham: 49.1 (up from 45.6)

This is the latest breakdown of confirmed cases for each area of Berkshire since the start of the pandemic, plus change in the last 24 hours (in brackets):

Bracknell Forest: 7,225 cases (+15)
Reading: 11,245 cases (+15)
Slough: 15,814 cases (+14)
West Berkshire : 6,578 cases (+5)
Windsor and Maidenhead: 8,602 cases (+4)
Wokingham: 8,473 (+18)

This is the latest data on the total number of deaths at NHS trusts in and around Berkshire as of Wednesday, June 2 (these statistics are not published on weekends or bank holidays):

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: 1,248 (no change)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust : 502 (no change)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 32 (no change)
How many people have had a Covid vaccine?

Government data up to June 1 shows that of the 65,658,949 jabs given in the UK so far, 39,585,665 were first doses – a rise of 108,507 on the previous day.

Some 26,073,284 were second doses, an increase of 338,565.