Covid vaccinations have now covered more than 15 million people – over 20 percent of the UK’s adult population. Nine out of ten of the country’s most vulnerable people now have a jab, which should cause a knock-on reduction in the overall death rate. But some regions have yet to enjoy the case decline currently taking place elsewhere.
Which areas have rising Covid cases?
Vaccine efforts and the nationwide lockdown have pushed case rates down over the last month.
Regions which once saw thousands of infections per day are now seeing hundreds, and deaths have plummeted with them.
The latest local authority COVID-19 rates show some areas haven’t quite shaken an overall upwards trend in infections.
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The top 10 most infected authorities rank as follows:
Corby
Rate of new cases to February 14: 317.1
Number of new cases recorded: 229
Middlesbrough
Rate of new cases to February 14: 289.4
Number of new cases recorded: 408
Sandwell
Rate of new cases to February 14: 271
Number of new cases recorded: 890
Ashfield
Rate of new cases to February 14: 269.7
Number of new cases recorded: 345
St Helens
Rate of new cases to February 14: 263
Number of new cases recorded: 475
Peterborough
Rate of new cases to February 14: 259.6
Number of new cases recorded: 525
Leicester
Rate of new cases to February 14: 252.1
Number of new cases recorded: 893
Knowsley
Rate of new cases to February 14: 249.9
Number of new cases recorded: 377
Mansfield
Rate of new cases to February 14: 244.3
Number of new cases recorded: 267
East Staffordshire
Rate of new cases to February 14: 243.8
Number of new cases recorded: 292
