Chesterfield is among the top 20 council areas in the country for Covid case rates.Chesterfield is among the top 20 council areas in the country for Covid case rates.
Chesterfield is among the top 20 council areas in the country for Covid case rates.

The Chesterfield areas where Covid cases rose fastest in the past week as town ranked a top 20 hotspot for infections

The Omicron variant continues to cause coronavirus infection rates to hit record levels in the UK – and Chesterfield is among the top 20 council areas in the country for case rates.
Tim Paget
By Tim Paget
Published 6th Jan 2022, 13:08 GMT

There were 1.07 million positive test results nationally in the week to December 30, up 34 per cent from the week before, official figures show.

Chesterfield recorded 2,360 cases, at a rate of 2,249.1 per 100,000 people, over this period – placing it 18th in the country for the number of infections.

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to December 30.

Here are the rates in every neighbourhood in Chesterfield:

Inkersall Green and Duckmanton had 2,351.7 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 185.7 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only.

1. Inkersall Green and Duckmanton

Inkersall Green and Duckmanton had 2,351.7 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 185.7 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only. Photo: Google

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Staveley had 2,097.5 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 155.4 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only.

2. Staveley and Norbriggs

Staveley had 2,097.5 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 155.4 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only. Photo: Marisa Cashill

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Dunston had 2,482.6 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 139 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only.

3. Dunston

Dunston had 2,482.6 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 139 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only. Photo: Brian Eyre

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Boythorpe and Birdholme had 2,011.6 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 131.6 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only.

4. Boythorpe and Birdholme

Boythorpe and Birdholme had 2,011.6 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 131.6 per cent from the week before. Image for illustration only. Photo: Google

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