Latest coronavirus figures

TWO people from West Berkshire died with coronavirus registered on their death certificate in the last week.

An additional death has been added to the Office for National Statistics data from two weeks ago, taking the total number of coronavirus deaths in the district to 142.

The ONS data released on Tuesday records the number of deaths involving coronavirus, based on any mention of Covid19 on the death certificate in the week ending November 13, with the death registered up to November 21.

It shows that 69 people from West Berkshire have died with coronavirus in hospitals, 65 in care homes, six at home, one death recorded as elsewhere and one in a hospice.

As of Tuesday, the cumulative number of coronavirus cases in

West Berkshire was 1,592 – an increase of 133 in a week.

The seven-day rolling rate for the district per 100,000 population to November 19 was 104.1, with 165 cases recorded in the seven days up to November 19.

The rolling rate is one indicator to determine whether a local authority area will change tier, with a rate below 100 a requirement for Tier 1.

In neighbouring Basingstoke and Deane, four people died in hospitals with coronavirus recorded on their death certificate in the same period.

However, deaths have been added to previous weeks, which has increased the total to 127 deaths in the borough. Of the 127 people who have died, 86 died in hospitals, 35 in care homes, three in hospices, two at home and one in ‘another communal establishment’.