COVID-19 cases in Bracknell are predicted to rise in the coming weeks, but will remain lower than several Berkshire areas according to a 'Covid calculator'.
A worrying trend in rising cases across the country, including in Berkshire, has been highlighted in the interactive map devised by Imperial College London.
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The tool predicts which parts of the country have the greatest probability of seeing coronavirus cases rise above 50 per 100,000, which it classes as a 'hotspot.'
The data reported in the map suggests Bracknell could become a hotspot next week, with surrounding towns Wokingham and all of West Berkshire have been picked up as high-risk areas for their estimated increase in cases.
Currently, Bracknell sits in the '25 - 50 per cent' category in terms of chances of becoming a hotspot location.
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The tool models data from daily reported cases and weekly reported deaths to provide a projection as to where boroughs are heading.
The predictions assume current interventions will remain as in the area, for example lockdowns and school closures.
West Berkshire and Wokingham are both set to become hotspots in this time, becoming 50 - 75 per cent locations by next week.
The map also shows the change of infection rates across the country, and identifies Bracknell as an 'increasing' area.
Towns are categorised as either increasing, likely increasing, direction unclear, likely decreasing and decreasing.
Very few areas in the country have been deemed as anything other than increasing.
It comes as COVID cases continue to rise across the country.
As of 9am on Wednesday (October 7), Public Health England figures show that 565 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Bracknell Forest, up from 546 the same time on Tuesday.
The rate of infection in Bracknell Forest now stands at 461 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 827.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 14,162 over the period, to 544,275.
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