The 10 north Derbyshire areas where Covid rates are highest. Image: Pixabay.The 10 north Derbyshire areas where Covid rates are highest. Image: Pixabay.
The 10 north Derbyshire areas where Covid rates are highest. Image: Pixabay.

The 10 north Derbyshire areas where Covid infections rose the fastest in the past week

Coronavirus infection rates have risen steeply across the UK in the past week, official figures show.

There were 327,467 positive test results in the week to December 3, up 11 per cent from the week before.

It comes as the Government announced it was initiating ‘Plan B’ to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, which includes guidance to work from home when possible and more mask wearing.

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to December 2.

Here are the 10 north Derbyshire areas, including Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover neighbourhoods, where rates rose the fastest during this period: