Covid falls in 28 areas, 16 others go into worse lockdown

Covid rates fall in 28 areas while 16 places go into stricter lockdown

Covid rates are falling in 28 areas across England, the latest figures reveal, as 16 other places are being plunged into stricter lockdowns.

covid falls in 28 regions as 16 others go into tier 2

Covid rates are falling in 28 areas across England according to official Government statistics as 16 other places are being plunged into stricter lockdowns.

Many areas have seen a significant decline in the case rate in the last week. The rate is calculated as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

Covid rates fall in 28 areas

In Knowsley , in Merseyside, which has been under the strictest Tier 3 restrictions since the three tier system was announced on Monday, October 12, he case rate has dropped from 664.2 to 553.5.

In Liverpool in Merseyside, the case rate has dropped from 585.1 to 475.5 in the most recent seven-day period.

Nottingham has also seen a significant decrease despite being told on Tuesday it would enter the strictest Tier 3 restrictions. Data shows that the case rate has dropped from 611 to 455.4.

The 28 areas in which Covid rates are falling are Knowsley, Liverpool, Nottingham, West Lancashire, Burnley, Hartlepool, Lancaster Halton, County Durham, York, Barrow in Furness, South Tyneside, Bromsgrove, Craven, Exeter, Windsor and Maidenhead, Elmbridge, Norwich, Rutland, Kettering, Tendring, Uttlesford, Maldon, Mid Suffolk, Huntingdonshire, Braintree, South Norfolk and Mendip .

The 16 places heading into Tier 2 are East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston-Upon-Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, Dudley, Staffordshire, Telford and the Wrekin, Amber Valley, Bolsover, Derbyshire Dales, Derby City, South Derbyshire, High Peak; Charnwood, Luton, Oxford City.

Blackburn with Darwen still has the highest rate in England, with 803.6 cases per 100,000 people, up from 576.5 cases per 100,000 the week before.

Sixteen more areas in England will be placed into Tier 2 lockdown measures from Saturday. This means that more than 32million people will now be living under either Tier 2 or Tier 3 in England, with approximately 8.7million living under Tier 3 – with millions more expected to join them in the coming days. 23,065 infections and 280 deaths were reported across the UK yesterday.