Latest data as of 9am, July 31. More updated stats, including from this weekend, will be published next week.
Another case of coronavirus was recorded in Reading on July 30, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 803 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Thursday (July 30) in Reading, up from 802 the same time on Wednesday.
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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 Reading now stands at 492 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 465.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 846 over the period, to 302,301.
Reading's cases were among the 35,360 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 76 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
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