Latest coronavirus infection rate in Mansfield, with new tiered lockdown restrictions due to be announced

There were 352 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed during the seven days to November 19 – the latest date for which reliable figures are available – giving a weekly infection rate of 322.0.

That’s down from a rate of 343.1 for the previous seven days, but it remains well above the latest England-wide rate of 240.7 and is the 58th highest of 315 local authorities nationally.

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Boris Johnson has said local infection rates will be one of the main criteria used to determine which areas enter which of tier of restrictions once the national lockdown ends next Wednesday, December 2.

The number of older people testing positive, the pressure on the NHS locally and the rate at which cases are rising or falling will also be considered.

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The latest figures show that Hull now has the highest weekly infection rate, with 568.6 new cases recorded there per 100,000 people.