Then, the borough had an infection rate of 87.3 per 100,000 people over the past seven days. In fact, just two days before the borough did exit the national shutdown, its rate decreased to just 69.4 the 19th-lowest in England. On the first day of the month, 1,458 covid-19 cases had been recorded across Bracknell Forest since the start of the pandemic. On Friday, December 4, students and teachers at Garth Hill College were told to self-isolate after a number of people tested positive for covid-19 at the school.
By Sunday, December 6, Bracknell Forest’s transmission rate had risen to 103.6 positive cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days.
A councillor has criticised Facebook group We Love Bracknell amid the soar in Covid cases in Bracknell. Bracknell will go into Covid tier 3 from Saturday and the borough has an infection rate of 222 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days, according to the latest government data. This is up from a rate of 87.3 when it was announced Bracknell Forest would enter tier 2 at the end of November. Speaking at the council’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board on Tuesday, councillor Peter Heydon, who has been in trouble previously for his own Facebook posts, said: “Like it or not, one of the communication channels which we struggle with is We Love Bracknell.
Matthew Reid (left) with Mark John Playstation 5 s are not easy to come by and if you ve been lucky enough to get one, then we applaud you. Those looking to buy the fifth edition of the Sony console will realise how hard it is, with shopping sites displaying sold out signs and no stock available. But if you re still holding out hope for a PS5 for Christmas then you may be in luck. One generous business in Bracknell has teamed up with the town s Facebook group for the ultimate festive giveaway. Matthew who owns We Repair Tech in Binfield, personally drove miles to get a Playstation 5 just so he could give one away to a lucky Bracknell resident.