Locked-down Leicester tops a list of the 10 areas of England where cumulative coronavirus infection rates are the highest. The city, which was plunged into a local lockdown late last month as cases of Covid-19 soared, has a lab-confirmed cases rate of 1,249.7 since the start of the outbreak, according to the latest Public Health England data.
Leicester's rate increased by 70.4 from the previous week. However, its rolling seven-day rate of new cases has dropped and the lockdown has been partially lifted.
In a list of places that have the highest rates and have seen a week-on-week rise, it is followed by Ashford, Kent (1,010.2); Bradford, West Yorkshire (835.5); Preston, Lancashire (821.5); and Oldham, Greater Manchester (802.1).