The top is lastly in sight, with Boris Johnson final night time saying a full road-map for the following 4 months main all the way in which up till the proposed finish of social distancing on June 21, so how are the Covid charges within the boroughs wanting?
For now, the one factor altering is youngsters returning to varsities on the second week of March, however the excellent news is an infection charges and new circumstances have continued to fall, this week plummeting to beneath 100 infections per 100,000 throughout the board.
All south east London boroughs have recorded a fall in circumstances, reaching ranges which appeared very far-off at the beginning of 2021, and look constructive for the remainder of the 12 months as vaccination ranges enhance throughout the UK.
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The rolling figures come from Public Well being England, presenting the Covid-19 case rares for each native authority in England.
The charges are expressed because the variety of new coronavirus circumstances per 100,000 folks within the space, with information correct for the seven days correct up till February 18 (the final 4 days are omitted).
Bexley as soon as once more has the very best an infection charge in south east London, however that quantity is as little as 88.2. That is lower than 10% of the figures seen at the beginning of January.
The borough nonetheless recorded 219 new circumstances, with its charge falling from 113.6 the week prior.
In Greenwich, the an infection charge fell from 114.3 to 70.2 after recording 202 new virus circumstances.
Bromley noticed 190 new circumstances, with its Covid-19 an infection charge simply 57.2, falling from 102 final week.
Close by, Dartford’s an infection charge is 90.6, Lambeth recorded 85.3 and Croydon 95.9.
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Of the 315 native areas in England, 43 (14%) have seen an increase in case charges, 267 (85%) have seen a fall and 5 are unchanged.
Corby in Northamptonshire continues to have the very best charge in England, with 238 new circumstances recorded within the seven days to February 18 – the equal of 329.6 circumstances per 100,000 folks.
Middlesbrough has the second highest charge, down from 316.4 to 285.1, with 402 new circumstances.
Peterborough is in third place, down very barely from 276.9 to 270.0, with 546 new circumstances.
Of the 43 areas to file a week-on-week rise, the highest 5 are:
Rutland (up from 182.8 to 237.9)
Craven (43.8 to 80.5)
Brentwood (83.1 to 118.1)
Tamworth (203.4 to 236.0)
Malvern Hills (104.2 to 136.0)
The record has been calculated by the PA information company based mostly on Public Well being England information printed on February 22 on the Authorities’s coronavirus dashboard.
