Calcot North and Little Heath recorded three cases and Thatcham North East recorded three. There were three in Thatcham West, another three in Kintbury and Boxford and three in Newbury Wash Common. Every other area of West Berkshire recorded fewer than three confirmed cases. Public Health England states: “For smaller areas with fewer than three cases, we do not show data. This is to protect individuals’ identities.” West Berkshire’s infection rate peaked at 607.8 cases per 100,000 people when the third national lockdown was announced on January 4, but it has been falling since then. By March 10, the infection rate had reached 29 cases per 100,000 people.
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A map showing how many confirmed cases of Covid-19 each area of West Berkshire has recorded Thatcham Town is the area of West Berkshire that recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases last week. The latest figures show 50 people tested positive for the virus in West Berkshire between February 25 and March 4 – 52 fewer than in the previous week. Public Health England has broken down the data to show the number of confirmed cases recorded in local neighbourhoods, which are known as Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs). In Thatcham Town, nine people tested positive for Covid-19 in that week. There were seven confirmed cases in Thatcham North East, six in Lambourn and Great Shefford and four in Mortimer and Aldermaston.