THESE are the areas of Reading with the best and worst Covid-19 infection rates in the past seven days.

The infection rate reflects how many people in an area are currently infected with the virus, and is a signifier of how much it is spreading locally.

Some areas of the borough are doing a great job of controlling infection to rid themselves of Covid-19, while others are still struggling to bring infections down despite clear rules on social distancing being in place for more than a year.

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Overall, the area has seemingly plateaued in terms of controlling the virus.

The Reading district's current infection rate is 42 infections per 100,000 people in the seven days to March 26, the most up to date official Government figures.

Reading is one of the lowest in Berkshire. The rate is way above the UK national average, which currently stands at 55.4 infections per 100,000 people.

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Below are the areas with the highest and lowest Covid-19 infection rates in the district, broken down by Middle Super Output Area, a hyper-local method of measuring statistics by areas with a population of around 7,200 people.

The five areas with the worst Covid-19 infection rates are:

  1.  Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - 127.6 per 100,000 people
  2. Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf - 171.9 100,000 people
  3. Coley Park - 92.0 100,000 people
  4. Leighton Park - 52.4 100,000 people
  5. Battle & Caversham Bridge - 78.5 100,000 people

 

The five areas with the best Covid-19 infection rates are:

 

  1. Tilehurst North - 40.1  per 100,000 people
  2. Norcot North - 37.6  per 100,000 people
  3. Lower Earley North - 29.6  per 100,000 people
  4. Norcot South - 43.8  per 100,000 people
  5. Reading Central -  40.9  per 100,000 people

 

If your area is not on the list and you want to see its infection rate, click here.