Sunderland is at a "tipping point" after coronavirus cases more than doubled in the last week, council chiefs have warned. Local lockdown restrictions could be imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, as new data shows the city in the North East of England is fast becoming one of the UK's new hotspots.
Council bosses have warned that could happen if residents fail to "do their bit" to reduce the risk of infection, saying people have stopped complying Sunderland is one of a handful of cities in England where the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of coronavirus has skyrocketed, going from 8.6 to 69.1, with 192 new cases, for the week up to September 6.