68 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, data from Public Health England shows.

Public Health England has recorded 68 new lab-confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, in areas including Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead.

These figures, correct as of Tuesday, June 1, at 4pm bring the latest total for the county to 57,285 cases.

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The local breakdown for the past 24 hours as follows:

Bracknell Forest - 11 cases, 7,210 total

Wokingham -17 cases, 8,455 total

Reading - 20 cases, 11,230 total

West Berkshire - 5 cases, 6,573 total

Windsor and Maidenhead - 2 cases, 8,578 total

Slough - 13 cases, 15,800

There have now been 4,490,438 people across the UK who have tested positive for Covid-19 - a daily increase of 3,165.

The latest seven-day rate per 100,000 people locally are as follows:

Bracknell Forest - 33.5

Reading - 70.5

Wokingham - 45.6

Slough - 62.2

West Berkshire - 30.3

Windsor and Maidenhead - 13.2

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Deaths

The Government said no deaths have been recorded within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, keeping the UK total at 127,782.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 152,068 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

Vaccines

More than 60 million Covid-19 vaccination doses have now been given in England, latest figures show.

Government data up to June 1 shows that of the 65,211,877 jabs given in the UK so far, 39,477,158 were first doses.

In today's national Covid news 

 

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the news that the UK had not reported any deaths linked to Covid-19 for the first day since summer last year was proof vaccines were working.

Mr Hancock said: “The whole country will be so glad there were no Covid related deaths recorded yesterday.

“The vaccines are clearly working – protecting you, those around you and your loved ones.

“But despite this undoubtedly good news we know we haven’t beaten this virus yet, and with cases continuing to rise please remember hands, face, space and let in fresh air when indoors, and of course, make sure when you can you get both jabs.”