How case numbers have changed in Reading since the beginning of January For those aged 60 and over, all of which have been offered a first vaccine dose, there have been just 10 cases in the month from March 20 to April 21. Speaking at Reading Borough Council’s (RBC) Covid-19 Outbreak Engagement Board on April 23, Public Health Consultant David Munday said the low rates in those over 60 “is really good news”. He added: “We know that the more severe disease is more commonly seen in older people and this is probably an indication that the vaccine programme is having an effect in what is a well-vaccinated age group.”