Covid infection rate higher in Cambridgeshire than Peterborough after huge case rise

The rolling rate in Cambridgeshire in the week leading up to January 1 was 471.1 per 100,000 population, slightly ahead of the 470.2 rate in Peterborough.

This follows a 111,9 per cent rise in cases (1.626 more), meaning there were 3,079 over the same time period.

In Peterborough, there has been a 28 per cent rise in cases (208 more) with the total hitting 951.

The week in question includes Christmas Day, where households in Peterborough were banned from mixing due to the city being a hotspot for infections, while residents in Cambridgeshire were allowed to mix as a one-off.

Director of public health for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Dr Liz Robin told the Peterborough Telegraph this week that the “sacrifice” made by Peterborough residents on Christmas Day helped to slow the rise in Covid rates in the city.

In the week leading up to Christmas Eve, the rolling rate for Peterborough was 403.4, compared with 237.8 in Cambridgeshire.

According to the latest figures, there have been 391 deaths in Cambridgeshire within 28 days of a positive Covid test - a rate of 59.8 per 100,000 population.

That compares with 188 deaths in Peterborough at a rate of 93.

Moreover, there have been 474 deaths in Cambridgeshire where Covid-19 has been put on the death certificate - a rate of 72.5.

In Peterborough, there have been 172 deaths - a rate of 85.

The current rolling rate of positive coronavirus cases is 405.5 in Fenland, 501.2 in Huntingdonshire, 413.6 in South Kesteven and 276.8 in South Holland.