More than 10 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bracknell over the weekend.

Public Health England figures show that 431 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Friday (September 4) in Bracknell Forest.

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This was up from 419 cases on Thursday (September 3).

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Bracknell Forest stands at 352 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 525.

A further 2,988 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the UK in the past 24 hours, government data showed.

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It is the highest number reported on a single day since 22 May and a rise of 1,175 on Saturday, according to the UK government's coronavirus dashboard.

​Bracknell Forest's cases were among the 38,265 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 138 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.