Coronavirus cases in Bracknell Forest have spiked in the last seven days, official figures show.
Data from Public Health England shows the number of Covid-19 cases in Bracknell has gone up 88 last week to 177 this week.
The latest available data from November 27 to December 3 shows there were 144 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 126.
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A total of 177 Covid-19 cases were recorded during that week, this was an increase of 89 cases from the previous week.
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 now stands at 1,335 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 2,648.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 47,528 over the period, to 1,737,960.
Bracknell Forest's cases were among the 149,916 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 6,865 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
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