New figures reveal the coronavirus ‘hotspots’ emerging across Yorkshire in June

By Jessica Dallison

Published 11th Jun 2020, 13:05 BST

Updated 11th Jun 2020, 13:13 BST

With lockdown easing and the number of new cases of coronavirus on the decline, attention is shifting onto places across Yorkshire were the virus continues to spread.

JPIMedia analysis of official figures has revealed the areas in Yorkshire with the highest rate of people testing positive for coronavirus in the from May 23 to June 6.

New coronavirus hotspots continue to develop across the UK, despite the introduction of testing and tracing system. Monitoring the number of new infections plays an important part in measuring the reproduction rate of the virus.

The UK Government last month unveiled plans for “local lockdowns” in the next phase of the fight against the pandemic.

At a press briefing on June 5, health secretary Matt Hancock said measures had since been put in place to dampen localised outbreaks.

He said: “We need to get more granular and more focused and find the source of the local outbreak and then deal with it.”

Here is how every area in Yorkshire is doing.

. New figures show where coronavirus 'hotspots' are developing across Yorkshire

Drive through testing in Sheffield. Photo: Christopher Furlong

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. Doncaster

Doncaster has the highest rate of new cases across Yorkshire, with 37.2 new cases identified from May 23 to June 6, per 100,000 people. Photo: Brian Eyre