OFFICIAL figures show that three more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Bracknell Forest.

Public Health England figures show that 234 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Tuesday morning (May 12) in Bracknell Forest, up from 231 the same time on Monday.

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A week before, there were 222 cases.

It means cases have increased by 1 per cent over the last 24 hours, lower than the rate of increase across the UK of 2 per cent.

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They were among the 19,449 cases recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 105 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

Across the UK, 226,463 people had tested positive for coronavirus as of 9am on Tuesday, up from 223,060 at the same point on Monday, Department of Health and Social Care figures show.

In total, 1,460,517 people had been tested, and, as of 5pm on Monday, 32,692 had died.