Covid update in Bracknell with latest cases, rates and death figures

A total of 24,524 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Bracknell Forest when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on January 4 (Tuesday), up from 24,241 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Bracknell Forest now stands at 19,751 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 20,437.

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Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 218,705 over the period, to 13,641,520 – though the number of newly-reported cases for Northern Ireland covers a four-day period, and for Wales a two-day period.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Bracknell Forest.

The dashboard shows 180 people had died in the area by January 4 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there have been no deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on one the previous week.

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They were among 19,198 deaths recorded across the South East.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Bracknell Forest.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

The figures also show that more than three-quarters of people in Bracknell Forest have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 88,785 people had received both jabs by January 3 (Monday) – 78% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.

Across England, 82% of people aged 12 and above had received a second dose of the jab.

Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.