Revealed: The 21 UK areas where Covid cases are decreasing

Covid-19 cases are falling in just 21 areas of the UK, according to the latest official data.

Most places have seen an increase in coronavirus infections as the Delta variant - first identified in India - continues to spread.

The UK recorded a further 26,068 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily figure since 29 January and sending the seven day-tally up 70% on the week before.

But in 21 areas, there was a drop in cases, with the biggest fall of coming in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, in Scotland, of 100%.

21 areas in the UK where Covid cases are falling

Figures are for % change WoW, correct to 25 June, the most recent date for which complete data is available.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar -100

Corby -40

Fermanagh and Omagh -16.4

Surrey Heath -16.1

Bedford -14.4

Ribble Valley -13.7

Fenland -13.6

South Ayrshire -13.1

Harborough -10.3

Hinckley and Bosworth -10.2

Nuneaton and Bedworth -10

East Suffolk -6.7

Herefordshire -6.4

Chorley -6.2

Swindon -6.2

Southampton -6

Woking -5.9

Blackburn with Darwen -5.5

Watford -5.4

Bromley -2.4

Bury -0.3

Data showed four out of the five areas with the highest case rates (rolling seven-day case rate per 100,000 people) were in Scotland.

They are Dundee City (661), East Lothian (623.8), Hyndburn (572.5), Midlothian (566.7) and Edinburgh (544.3).

On Wednesday, it emerged nearly 1,300 coronavirus cases in Scotland had been linked to football fans watching the Euro 2020 match against England in London.

Overall, 1,991 infections were linked to Scotland's three Euro 2020 games.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) said nearly two-thirds of these – 1,294 people – reported travelling to London to watch the England v Scotland game on 18 June.

Some 397 of these were fans who attended the game at Wembley Stadium, which was limited to a 22,500 capacity.

Despite the surge in new infections, the UK’s daily fatality figures have remained in the low double digits.

In total, 14 deaths were reported on Wednesday, down from 23 the day before.

That compares with the more than 1,000 fatalities that were repeatedly reported per day at the height of Britain's worst wave in the pandemic in January.

Scientists have said the trend suggests the rapid vaccine rollout has weakened the link between infections and deaths.

The seven-day tally for people admitted to hospital was up 6%, to a daily figure of 263.

The data showed that 84.9% of adults have had a first vaccine while 62.4% have had both.