The number of coronavirus cases in Bracknell Forest increased by 244 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 39,143 cases had been confirmed in Bracknell Forest when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 23 (Wednesday), up from 38,899 on Tuesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Bracknell Forest, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 31,525 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 30,552.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 102,267 over the last 24 hours, to 20,515,998.

This figure includes cases not reported by Public Health Scotland yesterday due to a technical issue.

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There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Bracknell Forest.

The dashboard shows 200 people had died in the area by March 23 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.

They were among 21,006 deaths recorded across the South East.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Bracknell Forest.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

The figures also show that two-thirds of people in Bracknell Forest have received a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 74,221 people had received a booster or third dose by March 22 (Tuesday) – 66% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

A total of 92,531 people (82%) had received two jabs by that date.

Across England, 67% of people aged 12 and above had received a booster.

Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.