Mansfield Covid-19 infection rate is rising daily - and here are the figures

Positive cases of Covid-19 are rising daily across Mansfield and Nottinghamshire, with the climbing infection rate meaning that it is increasingly likely the area will become a coronavirus hotspot.

The figures taken from September 10 and September 16 show that Newgate and Carr Bank and Oak Tree and the Ransom Wood ward had the joint highest number of new people contracting the virus with both places documenting three positive cases during this time period.

The number of positive cases are increasing regularly across the town, with some schools having to send pupils home to try and prevent further spread.

The infection rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

On Sunday, September 27 there was an infection rate of 32.9 per 100,000 people in Mansfield, increasing by over 2 from the previous day.

There was an infection rate of 27.4 on Friday, September 25, and 30.2 on Saturday, September 26.

The number of weekly cases in Mansfield from the week up to September 25 was up from the previous week, and the reproduction rate is now well above 1.

The infection rate for Ashfield has also increased, and is doing on a weekly scale.

According to a university study, Mansfield now has a 43 per cent chance of becoming a coronavirus hotspot.

A hotspot is an area that has more than 50 cases per 100,000 people regularly, a figure that Mansfield is currently shy of.

It was reported earlier this month that the infection rate more than doubled in Mansfield in the space of one week, and tighter restrictions could be implemented in the town, as seen in the north east and north west, if the infection rate climbs at the same pace again in October.

New laws have come into play today across the country to try and fight the spread of the virus and decrease the infection rate, and breaking the new self-isolation laws could now land you with a fine of up to £10,000.

Hayley Barsby, Mansfield District council's chief executive, has said that the council do not want to impose further restrictions, and that the community should work together to prevent this.

She said: "It is clear now that infections are not confined to small family or employment groups, they are being spread generally in the community.

"This is real, cases are not rising just because more tests are being carried out

“We all have to take the threat this poses to our community seriously.

"The council has no desire to see further restrictions or controls on people's lives and businesses but unless we all work together to help reduce the number of cases, then Mansfield risks heading the same way as other parts of Britain that are already facing extra measures.

"It's hands, face, space – keep Mansfield safe, all the way.”

For infection rate figures in your area, see government data.