Matt Hancock hints at greater restrictions that 'may be needed' in Nottinghamshire

Responding to Conservative MP for Gedling Tom Randall, Hancock said: “The number of cases in Nottingham and increasingly across Nottinghamshire are worrying.

“Nottinghamshire went into level two last week and talks are ongoing about what more might be needed. And I praise the people of Nottinghamshire for what they’re doing to try to slow the spread of this virus.

“It may be that more needs to be done, we will be driven entirely by the data and working closely with the local authorities.”

Whether or not Hancock means Tier 3 restrictions is unclear.

The latest Covid-19 cases in every area of Mansfield - including one with 34

This comes a week after Nottinghamshire was moved into Tier 2 of the Government’s current coronavirus lockdown system.

This means that the risk of the disease spreading in the area is considered ‘high’ at the moment.

The coronavirus infection rate in Mansfield has nearly doubled in the last week.

There were 203 cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the seven days to October 15, the latest figures from Public Health England show, giving a weekly infection rate of 185.7 new cases per 100,000 people.

That’s up from 95.1 cases per 100,000 people during the previous week.

Some parts of Mansfield have been worse affected than others, with the number of cases in different neighbourhoods during the latest week ranging from six to 34.