The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Reading increased by 103 over weekend, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 1,711 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday (November 2) in Reading, up from 1,608 the same time on Friday.

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Reading currently has a rate of 123 - in the last seven days, 199 people in the town were diagnosed with the virus.

Two new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Royal Berkshire Trust in the latest 24-hour period.

NHS England figures show 226 people had died in hospital at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (November 2).

That was an increase of two compared to Sunday, when there were 224.

It means there have been nine deaths in the past week, up from eight the previous week.

The victims were among 3,765 deaths recorded across the South East.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

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Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

The overall rate of infection in Reading now stands at 1,058 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 1,590.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 64,119 over the period to 1,053,864.