Covid: Increase in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire cases ahead of Christmas
Peterborough saw an increase in Covid-19 cases ahead of Christmas.
The city had 816 positive cases in the week leading up to Christmas Eve, 11 more than the seven days previous.
This was a 1.4 per cent rise.
The rolling rate for Peterborough was 403.4, comfortably above the UK average.
Over the same period, Cambridgeshire had 1,554 positive cases, a rise of 362 (30.4 per cent), with a rolling rate of 237.8.
This was marginally below the UK average for the same period.
In the county, Fenland had 212 positive cases, a rise of 12 (six per cent), with a rolling rate of 208.1.
Huntingdonshire had 385 positive cases, a rise of 113 (41.5 per cent), with a rolling rate of 216.3.
South Kesteven had 444 positive cases, a rise of 128 (40.5 per cent), with a rolling rate of 311.7.
Moreover, South Holland had 204 positive cases, a rise of eight (4.1 per cent), with a rolling rate of 214.7.
Peterborough and Cambridgeshire are currently in Tier 4 for local restrictions (the highest tier possible), while Lincolnshire is in Tier 3.
Cambridgeshire moved into Tier 4 on Boxing Day, while it awaits to be seen whether the Christmas break has had an impact on local figures.