EREWASH ARE NOW IN THE TOP 5 AREAS WHERE CORONAVIRUS IS RISING FASTEST

The latest list of coronavirus rates for each part of the country shows that in the West Midlands Redditch tops the list, up from 615 to 686. Erewash has moved into second place with 456 cases per 100,000 people. The figures, for the seven days to January 16th, are based on tests carried out in laboratories and in the wider community. The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

The 5 areas with the biggest week-on-week rise in rates are:
1. Redditch (up from 615.8 to 686.1)
2. Erewash (417.8 to 456.8)
3. Malvern Hills (302.4 to 340.5)
4. Preston (460.4 to 497.4)
5. Somerset West & Taunton (368.1 to 404.2)

The most recent four days data, January 17th-20th, has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases. Of the 315 local areas in England 17 have seen a rise in cases 296 have seen a fall and two are unchanged. PA news agency based on Public Health England data published the list on January 20th on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.