There were 260,691 positive cases in the UK in the week ending March 3, a 2 per cent increase on the week before.
Some 186 of the UK’s local authority areas, 49 per cent, saw cases rise in the past week, with East Ayrshire in Scotland seeing a surge of 83.4 per cent.
The lifting of many restrictions, waning effectiveness of boosters and the spread of the highly contagious ‘stealth Omicron’ variant have all been touted as potential reasons for rising infection rates.
At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to March 3.
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Some 186 of the UK’s local authority areas, 49 per cent, saw cases rise in the past week, with East Ayrshire in Scotland seeing a surge of 83.4 per cent.
5. Forest Town & Newlands
Forest Town & Newlands had 944.4 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 79.6 per cent from the week before. Photo: Google Maps
6. Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville
Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville had 937.1 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 65.4 per cent from the week before. Photo: Google Maps
7. Bolsover South & Glapwell
Bolsover South & Glapwell had 915.7 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 105.7 per cent from the week before. Photo: Roger Grayson
8. Huthwaite
Huthwaite had 903.4 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 186.3 per cent from the week before. Photo: Google