Virus infection rate FALLS in Mansfield, most recent public health data confirms

The average rate of Covid-19 infections in Mansfield has reduced according to the latest figures from Public Health England.
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Data for the seven days to November 20, based on tests carried out in laboratories and in the community, shows the average rate of positive Covid-19 tests in the town fell from 333 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to November 13, to 303.7 infections per 100,000 people.

The number of people who contracted coronavirus in Mansfield was down from 364 cases in the week ending November 13 to 332 positive cases in the seven days to November 20.

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Ashfield also documented a reduction in the average rate of virus infections with 302.5 cases per 100,000 people in the previous week to 260.3 infections in every 100,000 people in the week ending November 20.

The rate of Covid-19 infections in Mansfield has fallen.The rate of Covid-19 infections in Mansfield has fallen.
The rate of Covid-19 infections in Mansfield has fallen.

Across the area, the total number of Covid-19 positive tests also fell from 387 cases to 333 cases.

Mansfield and Ashfield’s latest results mirrors the majority of England, with 269 local authority areas reporting a reduction in case rates out of 315 places.

Swale in Kent has the highest rate in England, with 810 new cases recorded in the seven days to November 20 – the equivalent of 539.7 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 590.3 in the seven days to November 13.

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Hull has the second highest rate, down from 760.6 to 529.3, with 1,375 new cases.

Thanet is in third place, where the rate has dropped slightly from 525.6 to 491.8, with 698 new cases.

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