Infection rates across Derbyshire fall with hundreds fewer newer cases than week before

In Chesterfield the infection rate now stands at 136.3 per 100,000 people, with 143 new cases reported in the week up to November 29.

In the week beforehand, up to November 22, the infection rate was 157.3, reflecting 165 new cases in those seven days.

The drop in infection rate was even more significant in other parts of the county, which is currently in tier three restrictions following the lifting of national lockdown.

In Bolsover the rate dropped from 305.4 (246 new cases) to 173.8 (140 new cases).

And in both High Peak and the Derbyshire Dales the number of new cases almost halved from November 22 to November 29.

In High Peak the rate dropped from 171.6 (159 new cases) to 88.5 (82 new cases). In the Derbyshire Dales it fell from 156.2 (113 new cases) to 91.3 (66 new cases).

Amber Valley had previously been a hotbed for new cases, and while numbers remain high, they are starting to fall.

The infection rate to November 29 was 175.6, meaning there were 225 new cases reported. The week beforehand there were 341 new cases, meaning the infection rate was 266.1.

And in North East Deryshire the infection rate is now 124.2 (126 new cases), down from 221.8 per 100,000 the week before (225 new cases).

The tiers will be reviewed on December 16, with the potential for areas to be moved into lower levels if the virus spread is sufficiently declining.