Alarming figures show a number of coronavirus hotspots have emerged in the past week - with one area seeing a nearly fivefold increase in new cases.
Oadby and Wigston, in Leicestershire, has seen its infection rate soar from 24.6 to 114.0 per 100,000 cases in just seven days.
It is now England's fourth worst area, one place behind Hyndburn in Lancashire, where new infections have more than doubled.
Warrington, the sixth worst-affected place, has seen new cases treble in a week, while new cases in Knowsley are close to three times higher than they were a week ago.