25 Council areas with the highest rates in England.
Rates per 100,000 for each 7 day period from w/e 1st April through to the most recent largely complete period to 6th May. The final column shows the rate to May 8th (eg with incomplete cases), but only for those authorities where that is already higher than the rate to 6th May.
Erewash now close to 200 cases per 100,000. Largely driven by a school outbreak as I understand.
Bolton next at close to 140 cases per 100,000
Quite a large further gap to Blackburn at 80 per 100,000
Selby and Bedford then make up to top 5 in the 60s per 100,000. Clear downward trajectory in Selby, whilst although heading up Bedford's trajectory, at the moment at least, not at Erewash, Bolton, or previously Hyndurn levels.
Hyndburn appears in the next 4 and has shown a rapid decline from a peak of close to 150. Potentially positive for Erewash and Bolton if they follow the same track.
As the rest show rates generally have fallen significantly; the final three all have rates below 40.
Middle class Harborough, and South Northants interesting inclusions. Although Harborough had 27 cases in two days but none (yet) in the last 2.
Conspicuous by their absence, and again a positive, the likes of Leicester and Luton.