Another case of coronavirus has been recorded in Windsor and Maidenhead over the last 48 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 432 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (August 12) in Windsor and Maidenhead, up from 431 the same time on Monday.

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The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Windsor and Maidenhead now stands at 285 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 481.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 2,157 over the period, to 313,798.

Windsor and Maidenhead's cases were among the 36,083 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 131 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.