AS the town continues to face restrictions of the third national lockdown, we have rounded up the latest case numbers to show the worst affected areas in Reading.
A spread of different colours a few months ago, the Government's Covid-19 map now shows almost the whole of Reading as a sea of purple, indicating that the rolling rate for each postcode is above 400, with most postcode areas around the 650 mark.
The most severe locations are represented in the map in a darker purple, which show places with a rate of above 800 - but lately there has been less of this colour in the town as the positive impact of the current lockdown is felt.
But some neighbourhoods still remain with a very high rate. The good news is, even in these areas, the cases appear to be decreasing.
The map's latest figures show the seven-day rolling rate up to January 20.
These are the six areas in the town which are currently shown as a dark purple, severely high-case location:
Norcot North
Total: 73 cases during the week
Difference: Decrease of 19 from previous week
Rate: 915.6
Battle and Caversham Bridge
Total: 98 cases during the week
Difference: Decrease of 2 from previous week
Rate: 962.1
Southcote
Total: 87 cases during the week
Difference: Decrease of 27 from previous week
Rate: 1006.8
Whitley Wood
Total: 59 cases during the week
Difference: Decrease of 25 from previous week
Rate: 828.4
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Seven–day rates are expressed per 100,000 population and are calculated by dividing the seven day count by the area population and multiplying by 100,000.
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