World news – GB – Covid-19: Latest numbers from across Berkshire

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More than 200 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours in Berkshire.

The number of boycott cases in the past day was 239, with a total of 24 hours less than the 331 cases on Friday.

Reports from Public Health England show 239 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded on Sunday 15 November in regions including Reading, West Berkshire, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead.. .

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These numbers bring the total of confirmed positive Covid-19 tests in the province to 11,614, an increase of 816 cases in the province since the start of the weekend..

We’re almost halfway through shutdown 2. 0 now as the numbers keep rising. The local infection rate for seven days is as follows:

There have now been 1,369,318 people across the UK who have tested positive for Covid-19 – as of Sunday 15 November at 4 pm. 09 m.

The total number of deaths – those with Covid-19 listed on the death certificate – across the UK is now 61,648..

The government has said a « very exciting » coronavirus vaccine in the US that could provide very high levels of protection against Covid-19 could arrive in the UK as early as next spring.. .

British scientists praised the news that the header of the American company Moderna could reach 94. 5% effective against disease.

Provisional data indicates that the vaccine is very effective in preventing people from getting sick and may work in all age groups, including the elderly..

The UK has already received 40 million doses of a Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, which uses the same technology as Moderna and should be in the UK before Christmas..

A government spokesperson said: “The news from Moderna looks good and represents another important step towards creating an effective Covid-19 vaccine..

As part of the ongoing work of the Vaccine Task Force, the government is in advanced discussions with Moderna to ensure the UK has access to its vaccine as part of the wider UK portfolio.. .

Moderna is currently expanding its European supply chain, which means these doses will become available in Spring 2021 in the UK at the earliest..  »

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