Revealed: The areas with the highest number of new coronavirus cases in England

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A customer wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), of a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against spreading COVID-19, stands near a sign asking people to socially distance as they queue to enter a NatWest bank in the North Evington district of Leicester, central England, on June 29, 2020. - The central English city of Leicester could be the country's first to face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said on June 28. The Midlands city recorded 658 new cases in the two weeks up to June 16, many linked to fresh outbreaks at food production plants. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
The government has revealed the areas which had the most new COVID-19 cases in England last week. (AFP via Getty Images)

The government has revealed the areas which had the most new coronavirus cases in England last week.

Though Leicester remains the council area with the most new cases per 100,000 people in the week ending Sunday (5 July), the infection rate reduced from 141.3 to 116.0.

It comes after the government imposed a “local lockdown” on the East Midlands city on Monday last week having recorded a sharp spike in new cases.

Data released in Public Health England’s latest COVID-19 surveillance report on Thursday shows Rochdale had the second highest number of new cases, with 32.7 per 100,000 people.

Here are the 10 council areas in England with the highest COVID-19 infections per 100,000 people in the week ending 5 July. For the full list, go to the bottom of the page.

  1. Leicester 116.0 (down from 141.3)

  2. Rochdale 32.7 (down from 35.0)

  3. Bradford 31.8 (down from 45.8)

  4. Kirklees 29.9 (up from 26.2)

  5. Blackburn with Darwen 24.2 (up from 20.8)

  6. Rotherham 21.5 (down from 26.1)

  7. Bedford 19.8 (up from 18.1)

  8. Oldham 19.1 (down from 30.1)

  9. Barnsley 17.1 (down from 35.1)

  10. Peterborough 16.9 (down from 18.9)

The Public Health England report, which is released every Thursday, is important as it gives an accurate snapshot of the prevalence of COVID-19 across the country.

It combines “pillar 2” data (infections in the wider community) with “pillar 1” data (infections of NHS and care workers, as well as patients in hospitals). Pillar 2 data accounted for 75% of cases.

Here is the full list, by council areas in England, of COVID-19 infections per 100,000 people in the week ending 5 July:

Leicester 116.0

Rochdale 32.7

Bradford 31.8

Kirklees 29.9

Blackburn with Darwen 24.2

Rotherham 21.5

Bedford 19.8

Oldham 19.1

Barnsley 17.1

Peterborough 16.9

Bolton 15.1

Sheffield 14.8

Leicestershire 14.8

Tameside 13.8

Manchester 12.4

Doncaster 11.9

Cheshire West and Chester 11.5

Knowsley 11.4

Stoke-on-Trent 11.3

Luton 11.2

Wakefield 10.1

Calderdale 10.0

Liverpool 9.5

Northamptonshire 9.5

Bury 9.5

Hillingdon 8.2

Kent 8.2

Slough 8.1

Salford 7.9

Derby 7.8

Stockport 6.9

Southend-on-Sea 6.6

Shropshire 6.6

Trafford 6.4

Staffordshire 6.1

Cheshire East 5.8

Blackpool 5.7

Buckinghamshire 5.7

Leeds 5.6

Birmingham 5.4

Lancashire 5.0

Medway 5.0

Rutland 5.0

Cumbria 5.0

Ealing 5.0

Wolverhampton 5.0

Central Bedfordshire 4.9

Redbridge 4.9

Nottingham 4.8

Southampton 4.8

Sefton 4.7

East Sussex 4.7

Halton 4.7

Stockton-on-Tees 4.6

Hackney 4.3

Hounslow 4.1

Warwickshire 4.0

Derbyshire 4.0

Waltham Forest 4.0

Oxfordshire 3.9

Nottinghamshire 3.9

Warrington 3.8

Hertfordshire 3.8

Solihull 3.7

Newham 3.7

Torbay 3.7

North Lincolnshire 3.5

Thurrock 3.5

Telford and Wrekin 3.4

Sandwell 3.4

York 3.3

East Riding of Yorkshire 3.2

Hammersmith and Fulham 3.2

Harrow 3.2

Surrey 3.2

Lincolnshire 3.2

Walsall 3.2

Swindon 3.2

Northumberland 3.1

Havering 3.1

Kingston upon Hull, City of 3.1

Plymouth 3.0

Coventry 3.0

Enfield 3.0

Islington 2.9

Middlesbrough 2.9

Essex 2.8

Southwark 2.8

Barking and Dagenham 2.8

Bexley 2.8

Cambridgeshire 2.8

Brent 2.7

North Yorkshire 2.6

Barnet 2.6

Worcestershire 2.5

Dudley 2.5

North East Lincolnshire 2.5

Wirral 2.5

Kingston upon Thames 2.3

St. Helens 2.2

Hartlepool 2.1

Bromley 2.1

Brighton and Hove 2.1

Gloucestershire 2.1

Newcastle upon Tyne 2.0

Westminster 2.0

Merton 1.9

County Durham 1.9

Milton Keynes 1.9

Reading 1.8

Wigan 1.8

Wokingham 1.8

Greenwich 1.8

Suffolk 1.7

Wiltshire 1.6

Tower Hamlets 1.6

Herefordshire, County of 1.6

Wandsworth 1.5

Richmond upon Thames 1.5

Bristol, City of 1.5

West Sussex 1.5

Gateshead 1.5

Isle of Wight 1.4

Portsmouth 1.4

Croydon 1.3

Kensington and Chelsea 1.3

South Gloucestershire 1.1

Hampshire 1.0

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1.0

Lewisham 1.0

Sutton 1.0

North Tyneside 1.0

Darlington 0.9

North Somerset 0.9

Lambeth 0.9

Norfolk 0.9

Somerset 0.9

Bracknell Forest 0.8

Dorset 0.8

Camden 0.8

Haringey 0.7

Redcar and Cleveland 0.7

Sunderland 0.7

South Tyneside 0.7

Windsor and Maidenhead 0.7

West Berkshire 0.6

Devon 0.5

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