A new set of tiers has been announced for England when lockdown finishes on December 2.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement in Parliament yesterday afternoon, Monday.

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But where will Bracknell Forest sit?

Before this second national lockdown at the start of November, Bracknell was subjected to the lowest set of restrictions of tier 1.

A comparatively low infection rate and low number of Covid patients was behind the move.

Bracknell Forest Council were unable to say which tier Bracknell will be going into yet.

When the borough was in Tier 1 at the end of October, the number of coronavirus cases was 90.6 per 100,000 population.

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This compared to 217.1 per 100,000 for England and 94.6 per 100,000 for the South East.

The latest figures published as of Monday, November 24, has 7 positive tests in the past week. Giving a rate of 107.7per 100,000 people.

Since the start of the pandemic, 1,335 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

This puts Bracknell Forest well outside the 100 local authorities with the highest rates of infections in the country.

The number of patients across Bracknell Forest admitted to hospitals remains low.

One patient from Bracknell Forest sadly died in the week between October 31 and November 6, and a total of 75 patients have died since the start of the pandemic.

What is the difference between tier 1,2 and 3?

  • Tier 1 would see households of up to six people meet indoors and outdoors.
  • Tier 2 would see pubs/restaurants only able to serve alcohol with a meal.
  • Tier 3 would see all hospitality shut except for delivery/takeaways. Indoor entertainment would also close with none of the exemptions allows before lockdown.

Shops, gyms, personal care (such as hairdressers), collective worship, weddings, outdoor sports will all return, and the rule of six will apply across all tiers. The 10pm hospitality closures will end.

There is no mixing of households indoors in either tier 2 or 3.

The Government says which areas are going into which tiers will be announced on Thursday – based on the latest data.