More than 50 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the latest figures show.
Public Health England has recorded 54 new lab-confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, in areas including Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead.
These figures, correct as of Tuesday, March 16, at 4pm bring the latest total for the county to 54,752 cases.
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The local breakdown for the past 24 hours as follows:
- Bracknell Forest - 3 cases, 6,906 total
- Wokingham - 16 cases, 7,998 total
- Reading - 5 cases, 10,628 total
- West Berkshire - 5 cases, 6,189 total
- Windsor and Maidenhead - 13 cases, 8,153 total
- Slough - 12 cases, 14,878 total
There have now been 4,268,821people across the UK who have tested positive for Covid-19 - a daily increase of 5,294.
The latest seven-day rate per 100,000 people locally are as follows:
- Bracknell Forest - 37.5
- Wokingham - 32.1
- Reading - 37.7
- West Berkshire - 32.2
- Slough - 98.3
- Windsor and Maidenhead - 48.9
Another 110 people in the UK have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 125,690.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 148,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
Vaccinations
A total of 22,284,040 Covid-19 vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and March 15, according to provisional NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 362,758 on the previous day.
Vaccines issued in the South East - 3,434,188 first and 202,851 second doses (3,637,039)
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Emer Cooke, the EMA’s executive director, told a press briefing on Tuesday there was no current indication that the Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine was the cause of the “very rare” reported blood clots.
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