Latest coronavirus rate in Sheffield as infections fall in EVERY area of South Yorkshire

The figures, for the seven days to November 8, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

Data for the most recent four days (November 9-12) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

A majority of areas in England (246 out of 315) have seen a rise in case rates.

Oldham has the highest rate in England, with 1,757 new cases recorded in the seven days to November 8 – the equivalent of 741.0 cases per 100,000 people.

This is almost unchanged on 740.6 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to November 1.

Hull has the second highest rate, up sharply from 473.5 to 727.2, with 1,889 new cases.

Blackburn with Darwen is in third place, where the rate has risen from 694.1 to 721.5, with 1,080 new cases.

Areas recording the biggest week-on-week jumps include Scarborough (up from 188.5 to 518.6, with 564 new cases); Melton (up from 177.7 to 361.3, with 185 new cases); and Redcar & Cleveland (up from 277.1 to 447.0, with 613 new cases).

The list is based on Public Health England data published on November 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to November 8; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to November 8; rate of new cases in the seven days to November 1; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to November 1.

Oldham 741.0 (1757), 740.6 (1756)

Hull 727.2 (1889), 473.5 (1230)

Blackburn with Darwen 721.5 (1080), 694.1 (1039)

North East Lincolnshire 636.1 (1015), 490.7 (783)

Rochdale 605.2 (1346), 588.1 (1308)

Bradford 589.1 (3180), 547.3 (2954)

Wigan 576.6 (1895), 663.9 (2182)

Bury 572.8 (1094), 575.9 (1100)

Kirklees 567.1 (2494), 515.9 (2269)

Salford 531.6 (1376), 625.9 (1620)

Scarborough 518.6 (564), 188.5 (205)

Wakefield 511.9 (1783), 479.5 (1670)

Bolton 509.1 (1464), 558.2 (1605)

Bolsover 507.7 (409), 435.7 (351)

Dudley 493.8 (1588), 364.1 (1171)

South Staffordshire 486.5 (547), 404.7 (455)

Preston 480.0 (687), 466.7 (668)

Gateshead 472.1 (954), 355.3 (718)

Bristol 471.1 (2183), 383.5 (1777)

Derby 471.0 (1212), 387.5 (997)

Leicester 467.8 (1657), 360.5 (1277)

Calderdale 466.3 (986), 389.2 (823)

Stoke-on-Trent 461.8 (1184), 373.3 (957)

Barnsley 457.7 (1130), 544.4 (1344)

East Riding of Yorkshire 457.2 (1560), 317.1 (1082)

Bassetlaw 457.2 (537), 422.3 (496)

Hartlepool 455.9 (427), 340.6 (319)

Tameside 454.3 (1029), 532.9 (1207)

Sandwell 454.0 (1491), 370.5 (1217)

Pendle 450.5 (415), 458.1 (422)

Redcar and Cleveland 447.0 (613), 277.1 (380)

Rossendale 444.9 (318), 437.9 (313)

Amber Valley 444.0 (569), 313.7 (402)

Leeds 440.7 (3495), 444.1 (3522)

Doncaster 438.9 (1369), 519.4 (1620)

Oadby and Wigston 438.5 (250), 321.0 (183)

Middlesbrough 438.4 (618), 321.3 (453)

Hyndburn 438.0 (355), 467.7 (379)

Manchester 432.8 (2393), 471.7 (2608)

South Derbyshire 430.7 (462), 412.1 (442)

Newcastle-under-Lyme 430.3 (557), 418.0 (541)

Rotherham 426.9 (1133), 523.7 (1390)

Stockton-on-Tees 410.9 (811), 386.1 (762)

Burnley 410.5 (365), 373.4 (332)

Stafford 407.9 (560), 327.1 (449)

Trafford 404.5 (960), 398.6 (946)

Staffordshire Moorlands 403.3 (397), 332.2 (327)

East Lindsey 401.5 (569), 256.8 (364)

East Staffordshire 399.2 (478), 323.2 (387)

Mansfield 398.9 (436), 368.7 (403)

Sunderland 398.3 (1106), 310.8 (863)

Charnwood 394.4 (733), 356.7 (663)

Tamworth 393.8 (302), 353.3 (271)

Newcastle upon Tyne 390.0 (1181), 286.0 (866)

Ribble Valley 389.2 (237), 374.5 (228)

Lichfield 387.6 (406), 294.0 (308)

Warrington 383.3 (805), 463.8 (974)

Walsall 379.0 (1082), 336.3 (960)

Blaby 375.3 (381), 256.1 (260)

County Durham 371.4 (1969), 298.4 (1582)

South Tyneside 368.3 (556), 251.7 (380)

Stockport 362.6 (1064), 447.5 (1313)

Melton 361.3 (185), 177.7 (91)

North Lincolnshire 360.4 (621), 258.3 (445)

Lincoln 356.5 (354), 239.7 (238)

High Peak 352.9 (327), 310.8 (288)

Sheffield 348.8 (2040), 421.0 (2462)