MORE than 180 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Berkshire in the past 24 hours, according to latest figures.
Public Health England has recorded 185 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 4.01pm on Tuesday, December 1, bring the county's lab-confirmed positive Covid-19 tests total to 14,341, according to Public Health England.
The local breakdown for the past 24 hours as follows:
Reading - 39 cases, 2,732 total
West Berkshire - 13 cases, 1,678 total
Bracknell - 14 cases, 1,458 total
Wokingham - 23 cases, 2,143 total
Slough - 70 cases, 3,919 total
Windsor & Maidenhead - 26 cases, 2,411 total
The latest 7-day rate per 100,000 people locally are as follows:
Reading - 139.1 per 100,000 people
West Berkshire - 58.1 per 100,000 people
Bracknell - 71.8 per 100,000 people
Wokingham - 99.3 per 100,000 people
Slough - 296.9 per 100,000 people
Windsor & Maidenhead - 102.4 per 100,000 people
There have now been 1,643,086 cases of Covid-19 across the UK – as of Tuesday, December 1 at 4.01pm.
The total number of deaths - those with Covid-19 listed on the death certificate - across the UK has now reached 69,752.
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In today's national coronavirus news:
Boris Johnson promised £1,000 to pubs forced to remain closed under England's new coronavirus restrictions as he sought to ward off a damaging Tory revolt over the plans.
The new arrangements will come into force on Wednesday, putting 99% of England in the toughest Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions, with the Commons almost certain to back the plans despite a Conservative rebellion.
But Mr Johnson's announcement of a one-off payment for "wet" pubs which do not offer food was branded "derisory" by the trade at a time when landlords should be enjoying a festive boost to their takings.
And senior Tories lined up in the Commons to say they would not be supporting the measures replacing England's national lockdown.
Pubs in Tier 2 areas - covering 57% of England's population - can only serve alcohol with a "substantial meal" and are also covered by rules restricting households mixing indoors, severely harming trade.
In Tier 3, pubs and restaurants can only offer takeaway and delivery services.
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