There has been a small rise in the number of areas reporting Covid cases in Bracknell in the past week.

In the seven days to March 13, the Government's dashboard had just seven cluster areas reporting three or more cases, but this has now risen to eight.

The eight cluster areas now showing are: Birch Hill & Hanworth East (8 cases), Hanworth West (8), Great Hollands (3), Crowthorne North

(4), Central Bracknell & Wildridings (3), Bullbrook (7), Binfield & Popeswood (3).Winkfield & Cranbourne (4).

It's as the weekly number of new positive test results in Bracknell Forest rises also, by 3 per cent, to 40 in the seven days leading up to March 13.

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This is 1 more case than was recorded over the same time frame a week earlier suggesting a small rise.

The most recent five days are not shown due to incomplete data.

Bracknell Forest's rolling rate has reduced down to 35.9 cases per 100,000 people from 40.8 cases per 100,000 a week ago.

Birch Hill & Hanworth East has seen the largest growth of cases in a week, with eight additional positive test results than a week ago, when it had just zero cases.

Also seeing small rises are Great Hollands (up by three), Crowthorne North (up by 4), Hanworth West (up 8), Bullbrook (up 7), Binfield & Popeswood (up 3), Winkfield & Cranbourne (up by 4) - putting them all back on the map.

Covid map

Covid map

Wick Hill and Priestwood remain in exactly the same position as they were a week ago, while Crowthorne North, Great Hollands

Binfield & Popeswood, Central Bracknell & Wildridings have all dropped off from last Wednesday.

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The map only shows clusters when there are at least three confirmed results, with anywhere with between zero and two cases shows white in order to "protect the privacy of individuals and prevent disclosure."

The map shows positive cases by 'Middle Super Output Area' - the name the government gives to the break-up of larger towns and groups of neighbouring towns and villages, with groupings covering a greater area than others.

The minimum population in each area is 5,000 and the average is 7,200.