direct to your inbox These are the 12 local authority areas in the UK where coronavirus infection rates are now higher than 1,000 per 100,000 population, according to latest figures.
Three of the council areas are in Wales - Merthyr Tydfil, where the rate is currently 1,336.1 – the highest anywhere in the UK; Bridgend, where the rate is 1,145.9; and Blaenau Gwent, where the rate is 1,002.0.The other nine areas are in England: Thurrock (1,257.3), Havering (1,190.9), Epping Forest (1,146.6), Brentwood (1,095.8), Basildon (1,080.1), Medway (1,054.4), Rochford (1,041.6), Redbridge (1,040.6) and Castle Point (1,011.3).All figures are based on data published on Tuesday afternoon and are for the seven days to December 18.Data on new cases for.