Nottinghamshire areas with the highest Covid infections in the past week

Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise across the UK and in Nottinghamshire, official figures show.

Across the UK there were 521,602 positive test results in the week to December 16, up 51 per cent from the week before.

Lambeth, London, recorded the UK’s highest case rate, with 2477.2 cases per 100,000 people, while Scarborough, North Yorkshire. recorded the lowest case rate, with 258.4 cases per 100,000 people recorded.

At a regional level, London has the highest infection rates in the UK, with 1455.8 cases per 100,000 people, followed by the East of England, with 893.5 cases per 100,000. The North East has the lowest rate, with 435.3 cases per 100,000.

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week ending December 16.

In Mansfield, the rate of new cases per 100,000 population, was 646.5.

Mansfield is now ranked 196th in the country.

Here are the neighbourhoods in Mansfield area with the highest case rates in the past week.

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