A shopper wearing a face mask (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)A shopper wearing a face mask (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
A shopper wearing a face mask (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

The eight Mansfield areas where coronavirus cases are FALLING

New data has revealed the Mansfield neighbourhoods where coronavirus cases are dropping.

The figures, from Public Health England, show where positive cases of Covid-19 are falling across Mansfield as the town gets to grips with a second national lockdown.

Despite case numbers decreasing in some areas, the latest figures show that the infection rate in the town is growing.

In the seven days to November 5, Mansfield had a rate of 380.6 new virus infections per 100,000 people and a total of 416 more positive cases.

This is a slight increase from a rate of 367.8 new positive tests in every 100,000 people in the seven days to October 29 and 402 new cases in the same period.

Please note that images were used for illustrative purposes only and not linked to the data.

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