THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Bracknell Forest increased by 11 over 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 617 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Tuesday (October 13) in Bracknell Forest, up from 606 the same time on Monday.

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The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Bracknell Forest now stands at 504 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 960.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 17,232 over the period, to 634,920.

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Bracknell Forest's cases were among the 52,290 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 920 over the period.

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