Borough’s infection rate drops to 11.7 per 100,000

THE RATE of infections in Wokingham per 100,000 has dropped slightly.

The latest figures for the borough showed the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents is 11.7, down from 18.7 last week.

This is slightly lower than the national rate of infection, which is currently 21.1 per 100,000 people.

There were six positive tests recorded on Monday, May 10, bringing the total number of infections to 8,280.

The figures in neighbouring Reading borough are higher than in Wokingham, with an infection rate of 24.1, up from 21.6 last week.

On Monday, Reading reported eight new positive cases.

Bracknell Forest has seen its rate per 100,000 decrease over the past seven days. It is now 13.9, down from 20.4 last week. On Monday there were five new cases.

Windsor and Maidenhead had five cases reported that day, and its rate per 100,000 is now 24.4, marginally down from 25.1 last week.

West Berkshire recorded two positive cases, and its infection rate is 29.7, up from 25.9 last week.

Slough remains the highest in Berkshire, and its rate per 100,000 is 35.4, down from 47.5 last week. It also recorded seven covid cases on Monday.

Nationally, 35,472,295 people have been given their first dose of a vaccine in the UK. And 17,856,550 people have had their second dose.

In England, this is 29,651,554 first doses and 15,031,521 second doses.

On Monday, there were four recorded deaths in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test.

And there 101 patients admitted to hospital with the virus.