CORONAVIRUS cases have risen dramatically in the past seven days in Slough after lockdown restrictions eased on 'Freedom Day'.
According to Public Health England's cluster map, in the seven days up to Saturday, July 17, Slough recorded 435 cases
According to the latest figures, the infection rate in Slough, which is the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, stood at 290.9.
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This is significantly lower than other areas in Berkshire, such as Bracknell recording a 618.5 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people.
The following 14 areas have the highest number of active coronavirus cases:
- Manor Park (32 cases, up by 39, case rate: 291.4)
- Datchet (28 cases, up by 12, case rate: 413.8)
- Haymill & Lynch Hill (53 cases, up by 31, case rate: 532.3)
- Cippenham Green (42 cases, up by 23, case rate: 427.7)
- Britwell (38 cases, up by 19, case rate: 377.4)
- Stoke Poges & George Green (38 cases, up by 17, case rate: 422.8)
- Central Slough & Upton Court (36 cases, up by 22, case rate: 313.0)
- Langley St Mary's (25 cases, up by 12, case rate: 269.7)
- Colnbrook & Poyle (16 cases, up by 6, case rate: 244.3)
- Burnham South (45 cases, up by 17, case rate: 564.6)
- Langley Foxborough (30 cases, up by 16, case rate: 339.3)
- Chalvey (22 cases, up by 11, case rate: 169.7)
- Baylis & Stoke (32 cases, up by 18, case rate: 277.2)
- Stoke Road & Wexham Road (32 cases, up by 19, case rate: 238.8)
The following area have the lowest number of active cases
- Wexham Lea (15 cases, down by 2, case rate: 132.4)
The interactive map, which uses Public Health England data, shows how many people have tested positive for the virus in each area of the county over the seven-day period up to Saturday, July 17.
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Public Health England breaks down the numbers of coronavirus cases into neighbourhoods called 'Middle Super Output Areas' (MSOAs), which are smaller than council wards and based on population rather than geographical area.
The interactive map, which can be found through this link, allows users to type in their postcode and see how many cases were reported in their area and if it has increased or decreased from the week before. The darker the colour on the image, the more positive test results have been recorded.
The map highlights which areas of the county have three or more confirmed cases of the virus and colour co-coordinates the areas by how many cases they have.
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