As Peterborough bids to tackle COVID issues, cases drop by nearly 400

Earlier this week Peterborough and Cambridgeshire were granted Enhanced Response Area status to tackle the high COVID rate in the area - and in Peterborough cases have started to drop.

The latest data shows that the case rate in the city on Thursday, October 28 was 472.3 - down from 657.4 the previous week.

Health chiefs in Peterborough have said schools are one of the biggest spreaders of COVID in the community - but now the spread was starting to reach older and more vulnerable residents.

In the seven days up to October 28, there were 957 cases in Peterborough - down by 375 from the previous week.

Of the 22 areas in the city, 18 saw a drop, with one area recording the same number of cases as the previous week. Three areas saw a small increase.

As part of the ERA status, residents are being urged to get vaccinated. For more information on when and where you can get the vaccine, visit https://www.thevaccinators.co.uk/

All data available at https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/