Bracknell data for coronavirus cases, deaths and vaccinations

Latest data shows the number of patients in local hospitals and the number of coronavirus patients on mechanical ventilation has increased recently too, albeit by small amounts.

Despite this, the number of local people who have had a dose of the vaccine is still surging.

What is Boris Johnson planning?

Today the Prime Minister will tell MPs how his government plans to take England out of the third national lockdown.

It is understood that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell MPs that all pupils in all years can go back to the classroom from March 8, with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed to restart as well.

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A further easing of restrictions will take place on March 29 when the school Easter holidays begin – with larger groups allowed to gather in parks and gardens.

The “rule of six” will return along with new measures allowing two households totalling more than six people to meet – giving greater flexibility for families and friends.

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Boris Johnson has said the government will be ‘cautious’ about lifting restrictions, with four conditions needing to be met before rules are eased.

According to the BBC, these are:

• The vaccination programme continuing to be rolled-out quickly

• Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently reducing the number of people dying with the virus or needing hospital treatment

• Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospital admissions

• New variants of the virus do not fundamentally change the risk of lifting restrictions

So, how do Bracknell Forest’s figures look?

The latest data shows the current weekly coronavirus infection rate per 100,000 population in the borough is 107.7.

This is a modest increase from the figure published on the 19th and 20th of February when Bracknell Forest’s R reached 102.

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According to government data, Friday’s and Saturday’s figures were thew lowest the borough has recorded since December 6, just after England came out of its second national lockdown.

And what about hospital admissions?

The number of people being treated for coronavirus at local hospitals is currently 270, according to latest data published on 16th February.

The local NHS Trust — which runs Heatherwood hospital in Ascot, Frimley Park hospital near Camberley and Wexham Park hospital in Slough — has seen a slight increase in the number of covid patients over the past week.

Doctors were treating 250 covid patients on February 14 -- the lowest number in local hospitals since December 21, 2020.

But this figure increased to 267 on February 15 and 270 on February 16.

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Of these patients, the number needing mechanical ventilation to help them breathe has also increased marginally recently.

36 people are using the respiration support at Frimley Hospitals according to data published on February 16.

This is up from the 32 people needing ventilation on February 12 and 13 -- the lowest this figure has been since December 31 2020.

What does death data show?

Bracknell Forest’s rate of weekly COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 population is currently 3.29 for the week from January 30 to February 5.

In real terms, this translates to four deaths in this period.

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The rate from the previous week was 9.86.

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This is down from the borough’s peak of 17.26 the week from January 9 to January 15, when 21 deaths were recorded.

How are vaccinations coming along?

Last time we reported local vaccine numbers, we revealed 126,268 doses had been handed out to residents in East Berkshire, North Hampshire and parts of Surrey.

Now that figure stands at 155,216.

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32,301 residents over 80 years old have been given at least one jab, with 3,022 given their second dose.

Now government data shows more localised vaccine figures, meaning we can see how many people in Bracknell, Ascot, Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough have had injections.

This data shows 80,536 people have had at least one dose of the vaccine in these areas.