The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Bracknell Forest increased by 29 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 864 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (October 28) in Bracknell Forest, up from 835 the same time on Tuesday.
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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 705 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 1,420.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 24,700 over the period, to 942,275.
Bracknell Forest's cases were among the 70,898 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 1,877 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
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