Peterborough’s public health chief says city’s lockdown working but not fast enough yet

Dr Liz Robin said: “We’re starting to see the impact of moving into lockdown as Covid-19 infection rates have now begun to decrease across Peterborough, with a fall of 9 per cent in the week ending 24th January when compared to the previous week.

“However, infection rates in Peterborough are still very high, and are not going down as fast as most other areas, both nationally and locally.

“We are actively working with our partners to drive down transmission rates and have taken significant steps this week.

“The vaccination rollout is continuing to gather pace with a mass vaccination centre in Thorpe Road opening.

“We have announced the launch of rapid testing across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire for key workers and those who cannot work from home which will help track and reduce virus cases.

“There are a number of demographic factors that put Peterborough at greater risk than other areas, making it more challenging to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the community.

“We are continuing to work closely with a range of community leaders to communicate the latest public health messages, and our Covid marshals continue to work in hot spot areas to ensure residents are aware of and following the national safety guidelines.

“Whilst the launch of rapid testing and the vaccination rollout are steps in the right direction, it’s essential that we all continue to play our part in controlling the spread of the virus.

“Stay at home as much as possible and only go out for essential reasons. When you do have to go out or mix with anyone you don’t live with, keep two metres away from them, avoid crowded or poorly ventilated areas, wash or sanitise your hands regularly and wear a face covering where this is required.

“There is real hope in the longer term, but for the moment we need to do everything we can to reduce our current high rates of Covid-19.”

The latest update (January 29) of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in England saw Peterborough’s new case rate at 458.8, per 100,000 of population which represented 928 new cases for the seven days to January 25, compared to a rate of 517.2 per 100,000, (1046 new cases) the previous week.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 10 (3%) have seen a rise in case rates and 305 (97%) have seen a fall.

Knowsley in Merseyside continues to have the highest rate in England, with 1,090 new cases recorded in the seven days to January 25 – the equivalent of 722.5 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 1,014.2 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to January 18.

Slough in Berkshire has the second highest rate, down from 940.2 to 662.0, with 990 new cases.

Sandwell in the West Midlands is in third place, down from 902.1 to 653.7, with 2,147 new cases.

The 10 areas to record a week-on-week rise in rates are:

1. Bassetlaw (up from 219.7 to 373.7)

2. Derbyshire Dales (200.5 to 268.2)

3. Fylde (293.4 to 320.6)

4. Barnsley (238.2 to 260.9)

5. North Tyneside (196.2 to 211.1)

6. Wakefield (232.3 to 239.7)

7. Boston (182.4 to 189.5)

8. Bradford (280.7 to 285.9)

9. East Riding of Yorkshire (175.3 to 178.8)

10. Calderdale (208.1 to 210.0)

The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on January 29 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 January 25; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 25; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 18; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 18.

Knowsley, 722.5, (1090), 1014.2, (1530)

Slough, 662.0, (990), 940.2, (1406)

Sandwell, 653.7, (2147), 902.1, (2963)

St. Helens, 614.7, (1110), 748.1, (1351)

Brent, 588.9, (1942), 838.2, (2764)

Ealing, 579.9, (1982), 846.7, (2894)

Hounslow, 567.9, (1542), 853.0, (2316)

Wolverhampton, 563.5, (1484), 876.0, (2307)

Luton, 551.5, (1175), 691.8, (1474)

Halton, 536.3, (694), 759.6, (983)

Walsall, 534.5, (1526), 743.3, (2122)

Barking and Dagenham, 530.8, (1130), 828.1, (1763)

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 527.7, (2086), 727.0, (2874)

Blackburn with Darwen, 525.7, (787), 607.2, (909)

Hillingdon, 514.2, (1578), 683.4, (2097)

Rushmoor, 508.5, (481), 802.3, (759)

Newham, 499.2, (1763), 818.7, (2891)

Reading, 498.8, (807), 636.7, (1030)

Eastbourne, 494.5, (513), 823.2, (854)

Tendring, 489.9, (718), 786.0, (1152)

South Staffordshire, 489.2, (550), 593.2, (667)

Crawley, 486.6, (547), 651.2, (732)

Dudley, 482.3, (1551), 686.0, (2206)

Redbridge, 481.9, (1471), 704.4, (2150)

Birmingham, 479.5, (5475), 694.9, (7934)

Liverpool, 477.9, (2380), 724.6, (3609)

Harrow, 477.8, (1200), 646.6, (1624)

Corby, 473.6, (342), 642.5, (464)

Sefton, 473.2, (1308), 678.0, (1874)

Gravesham, 461.0, (493), 692.0, (740)

Harlow, 460.6, (401), 759.2, (661)

Mansfield, 460.1, (503), 539.7, (590)

Welwyn Hatfield, 460.0, (566), 600.6, (739)

Northampton, 459.5, (1032), 645.1, (1449)

Peterborough, 458.8, (928), 517.2, (1046)

Redditch, 458.6, (391), 720.1, (614)

Derby, 454.7, (1170), 624.2, (1606)

Leicester, 454.5, (1610), 570.8, (2022)

Stevenage, 451.9, (397), 671.6, (590)

Bedford, 449.5, (779), 672.3, (1165)

Croydon, 447.6, (1731), 705.2, (2727)

Waltham Forest, 444.4, (1231), 681.6, (1888)

Hyndburn, 441.7, (358), 673.7, (546)

Preston, 436.7, (625), 506.5, (725)

Bolsover, 435.7, (351), 508.9, (410)

Barnet, 434.2, (1719), 612.1, (2423)

Broxbourne, 432.8, (421), 640.4, (623)

Hertsmere, 432.7, (454), 518.5, (544)

Carlisle, 432.5, (470), 745.3, (810)

Great Yarmouth, 430.9, (428), 504.3, (501)

Pendle, 429.9, (396), 599.3, (552)

Middlesbrough, 428.4, (604), 502.9, (709)

Burnley, 420.6, (374), 691.6, (615)

Greenwich, 420.6, (1211), 673.4, (1939)

Ashfield, 417.5, (534), 493.3, (631)

Wirral, 417.0, (1351), 665.7, (2157)

Enfield, 414.3, (1383), 648.9, (2166)

Merton, 411.5, (850), 603.7, (1247)

Dartford, 411.2, (463), 647.4, (729)

Norwich, 409.8, (576), 525.7, (739)

Portsmouth, 406.7, (874), 500.7, (1076)

Sutton, 401.3, (828), 640.2, (1321)

Milton Keynes, 401.2, (1081), 561.9, (1514)

Castle Point, 399.4, (361), 680.5, (615)

Haringey, 399.4, (1073), 601.5, (1616)

Wellingborough, 397.7, (317), 442.9, (353)

Spelthorne, 396.6, (396), 592.9, (592)

Lancaster, 393.7, (575), 472.5, (690)

Colchester, 392.9, (765), 559.3, (1089)

Cannock Chase, 392.0, (395), 511.1, (515)

Reigate and Banstead, 388.6, (578), 562.0, (836)

Allerdale, 384.6, (376), 400.0, (391)

Thurrock, 383.7, (669), 694.6, (1211)

Tamworth, 383.3, (294), 453.7, (348)

Lewisham, 382.9, (1171), 611.1, (1869)

Bexley, 382.6, (950), 584.0, (1450)

Warrington, 382.4, (803), 491.9, (1033)

Fenland, 381.9, (389), 408.4, (416)

Watford, 381.0, (368), 630.6, (609)

Folkestone and Hythe, 377.0, (426), 585.9, (662)

Coventry, 376.3, (1398), 514.4, (1911)

Nottingham, 374.9, (1248), 405.2, (1349)

Worcester, 374.4, (379), 691.5, (700)

Bassetlaw, 373.7, (439), 219.7, (258)

Southend-on-Sea, 373.5, (684), 586.5, (1074)

Braintree, 372.9, (569), 521.6, (796)

Lambeth, 372.0, (1213), 655.1, (2136)

North Warwickshire, 370.8, (242), 424.4, (277)

East Staffordshire, 369.1, (442), 491.0, (588)

Havering, 368.3, (956), 618.0, (1604)

Chesterfield, 368.0, (386), 388.9, (408)

Basildon, 365.9, (685), 500.5, (937)

Tower Hamlets, 365.8, (1188), 618.6, (2009)

Breckland, 364.4, (510), 459.4, (643)

West Lancashire, 363.9, (416), 479.4, (548)

Redcar and Cleveland, 363.1, (498), 408.3, (560)

South Ribble, 362.0, (401), 452.2, (501)

Solihull, 359.6, (778), 514.8, (1114)

Southwark, 358.5, (1143), 585.3, (1866)

Southampton, 357.6, (903), 450.7, (1138)

Amber Valley, 357.4, (458), 408.1, (523)

Kettering, 356.7, (363), 463.8, (472)

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 356.1, (539), 411.5, (623)

Telford and Wrekin, 354.2, (637), 513.8, (924)

Hackney and City of London, 354.1, (1030), 593.8, (1727)

South Derbyshire, 353.3, (379), 364.5, (391)

Arun, 352.7, (567), 531.2, (854)

Ipswich, 352.0, (482), 463.8, (635)

Isle of Wight, 352.0, (499), 560.1, (794)

Medway, 349.3, (973), 514.4, (1433)

Worthing, 349.1, (386), 507.4, (561)

Tandridge, 347.2, (306), 472.0, (416)

North Hertfordshire, 346.6, (463), 464.2, (620)

Aylesbury Vale, 345.5, (689), 428.7, (855)

Broadland, 344.8, (451), 419.8, (549)

Hastings, 344.3, (319), 444.6, (412)

Epping Forest, 343.2, (452), 501.2, (660)

Hammersmith and Fulham, 343.0, (635), 533.6, (988)

Stockton-on-Tees, 341.0, (673), 387.6, (765)

Bromley, 340.9, (1133), 498.9, (1658)

Lewes, 339.9, (351), 452.2, (467)

Wycombe, 339.6, (593), 482.1, (842)

Wychavon, 337.6, (437), 450.4, (583)

Adur, 337.5, (217), 483.7, (311)

Thanet, 334.7, (475), 483.4, (686)

Woking, 334.3, (337), 566.5, (571)

Nuneaton and Bedworth, 333.4, (433), 389.6, (506)

Rossendale, 331.6, (237), 457.5, (327)

Ribble Valley, 330.1, (201), 448.4, (273)

Maldon, 326.5, (212), 469.8, (305)

Gosport, 325.3, (276), 392.5, (333)

Salford, 325.3, (842), 363.2, (940)

Kingston upon Thames, 324.5, (576), 423.1, (751)

Manchester, 323.8, (1790), 412.6, (2281)

Surrey Heath, 323.6, (289), 474.8, (424)

Oxford, 323.4, (493), 492.6, (751)

Cheshire West and Chester, 321.5, (1103), 391.2, (1342)

Fylde, 320.6, (259), 293.4, (237)

Hartlepool, 320.3, (300), 430.3, (403)

Erewash, 319.0, (368), 477.6, (551)

Rochford, 318.2, (278), 451.0, (394)

Sunderland, 314.7, (874), 407.6, (1132)

Barrow-in-Furness, 314.7, (211), 486.2, (326)

North East Derbyshire, 314.4, (319), 330.2, (335)

South Bucks, 314.1, (220), 416.9, (292)

Epsom and Ewell, 313.8, (253), 504.8, (407)

Wandsworth, 312.7, (1031), 491.1, (1619)

Blaby, 310.3, (315), 407.8, (414)

Chelmsford, 310.0, (553), 505.6, (902)

Wyre Forest, 308.0, (312), 368.2, (373)

Broxtowe, 307.8, (351), 368.3, (420)

Test Valley, 307.5, (388), 322.6, (407)

Ashford, 306.8, (399), 447.6, (582)

Basingstoke and Deane, 305.2, (539), 470.0, (830)

Cherwell, 303.6, (457), 495.0, (745)

Bromsgrove, 303.4, (303), 521.6, (521)

Central Bedfordshire, 301.4, (870), 412.6, (1191)

Lichfield, 300.7, (315), 384.7, (403)

North West Leicestershire, 300.2, (311), 365.8, (379)

Oadby and Wigston, 299.9, (171), 324.5, (185)

Eden, 298.6, (159), 354.9, (189)

Tameside, 298.5, (676), 346.6, (785)

Bolton, 298.0, (857), 365.8, (1052)

Westminster, 296.6, (775), 415.6, (1086)

Darlington, 295.9, (316), 349.2, (373)

Wigan, 295.7, (972), 371.2, (1220)

Bristol, 294.6, (1365), 406.1, (1882)

Chorley, 294.4, (348), 355.3, (420)

South Holland, 293.6, (279), 304.1, (289)

Islington, 292.8, (710), 471.0, (1142)

Sevenoaks, 292.3, (353), 402.5, (486)

Bracknell Forest, 292.1, (358), 372.9, (457)

Maidstone, 291.6, (501), 465.0, (799)

Stoke-on-Trent, 291.4, (747), 365.1, (936)

Gedling, 290.9, (343), 352.9, (416)

Dacorum, 290.8, (450), 429.0, (664)

Copeland, 286.0, (195), 401.9, (274)

Bradford, 285.9, (1543), 280.7, (1515)

Rugby, 284.6, (310), 371.8, (405)

County Durham, 283.0, (1500), 316.5, (1678)

Wealden, 282.4, (456), 491.7, (794)

Three Rivers, 281.8, (263), 417.9, (390)

Canterbury, 281.8, (466), 328.9, (544)

Somerset West and Taunton, 281.1, (436), 375.2, (582)

Bury, 280.1, (535), 362.3, (692)

Gloucester, 279.6, (361), 351.6, (454)

Rotherham, 278.8, (740), 284.8, (756)

Chichester, 278.2, (337), 416.9, (505)

Rochdale, 277.9, (618), 335.4, (746)

Brentwood, 277.8, (214), 368.7, (284)

East Hertfordshire, 277.8, (416), 425.4, (637)

East Northamptonshire, 277.2, (262), 294.1, (278)

Stockport, 277.1, (813), 359.9, (1056)

South Norfolk, 276.8, (390), 337.2, (475)

Swale, 276.5, (415), 407.1, (611)

Harborough, 276.1, (259), 279.3, (262)

South Kesteven, 275.2, (392), 292.1, (416)

South Gloucestershire, 273.9, (781), 352.5, (1005)

Trafford, 272.2, (646), 346.7, (823)

Derbyshire Dales, 268.2, (194), 200.5, (145)

Lincoln, 266.9, (265), 305.1, (303)

Tonbridge and Malling, 264.8, (350), 412.4, (545)

Shropshire, 264.6, (855), 417.8, (1350)

Hinckley and Bosworth, 264.3, (299), 359.7, (407)

Havant, 262.2, (331), 432.6, (546)

Leeds, 261.9, (2077), 285.4, (2264)

Camden, 261.5, (706), 391.4, (1057)

Wyre, 261.4, (293), 324.7, (364)

Barnsley, 260.9, (644), 238.2, (588)

Brighton and Hove, 260.2, (757), 422.2, (1228)

Windsor and Maidenhead, 260.2, (394), 349.4, (529)

Selby, 259.3, (235), 303.5, (275)

Charnwood, 258.3, (480), 323.9, (602)

Newark and Sherwood, 258.1, (316), 320.2, (392)

Fareham, 256.4, (298), 363.1, (422)

Oldham, 254.3, (603), 282.1, (669)

Stafford, 253.5, (348), 393.4, (540)

West Suffolk, 253.0, (453), 300.5, (538)

South Tyneside, 252.4, (381), 293.4, (443)

Richmond upon Thames, 250.0, (495), 327.7, (649)

Kensington and Chelsea, 249.2, (389), 408.0, (637)

Rother, 247.7, (238), 390.3, (375)

Dorset, 247.3, (936), 313.3, (1186)

Mole Valley, 246.4, (215), 355.3, (310)

West Berkshire, 244.2, (387), 280.8, (445)

St Albans, 243.2, (361), 347.6, (516)

Blackpool, 243.1, (339), 276.1, (385)

New Forest, 242.1, (436), 308.7, (556)

High Peak, 240.6, (223), 302.2, (280)

Huntingdonshire, 239.9, (427), 334.3, (595)

Wakefield, 239.7, (835), 232.3, (809)

Kirklees, 239.0, (1051), 244.7, (1076)

Uttlesford, 238.8, (218), 390.0, (356)

Runnymede, 237.1, (212), 407.0, (364)

Guildford, 236.2, (352), 386.6, (576)

Daventry, 236.2, (203), 377.0, (324)

Dover, 236.2, (279), 375.9, (444)

Cambridge, 234.8, (293), 328.5, (410)

York, 232.6, (490), 375.1, (790)

South Oxfordshire, 230.9, (328), 259.1, (368)

Sheffield, 230.0, (1345), 240.9, (1409)

Malvern Hills, 228.7, (180), 306.2, (241)

East Hampshire, 227.3, (278), 300.1, (367)

East Suffolk, 224.9, (561), 371.2, (926)

Chiltern, 224.1, (215), 351.3, (337)

Tunbridge Wells, 224.0, (266), 342.0, (406)

Elmbridge, 223.0, (305), 353.1, (483)

Hart, 221.5, (215), 346.1, (336)

Newcastle-under-Lyme, 220.2, (285), 294.3, (381)

Rushcliffe, 219.8, (262), 285.3, (340)

Wokingham, 219.1, (375), 338.9, (580)

South Northamptonshire, 219.1, (207), 346.1, (327)

Horsham, 217.7, (313), 316.4, (455)

Eastleigh, 217.1, (290), 384.0, (513)

Swindon, 216.5, (481), 294.3, (654)

Mendip, 216.3, (250), 286.4, (331)

Bath and North East Somerset, 216.3, (418), 310.9, (601)

Newcastle upon Tyne, 215.3, (652), 278.1, (842)

North Somerset, 215.3, (463), 329.2, (708)

Melton, 214.8, (110), 242.1, (124)

Richmondshire, 214.0, (115), 273.6, (147)

Mid Suffolk, 212.7, (221), 294.5, (306)

Cheshire East, 212.7, (817), 308.7, (1186)

Warwick, 212.2, (305), 294.3, (423)

Mid Sussex, 211.9, (320), 354.3, (535)

Doncaster, 211.3, (659), 267.7, (835)

North Tyneside, 211.1, (439), 196.2, (408)

Sedgemoor, 210.3, (259), 311.7, (384)

Wiltshire, 210.0, (1050), 297.4, (1487)

Calderdale, 210.0, (444), 208.1, (440)

South Somerset, 209.7, (353), 240.0, (404)

Vale of White Horse, 208.8, (284), 261.8, (356)

South Cambridgeshire, 208.7, (332), 274.7, (437)

Hambleton, 208.5, (191), 299.1, (274)

South Lakeland, 208.4, (219), 287.4, (302)

Waverley, 206.6, (261), 376.0, (475)

Northumberland, 197.2, (636), 273.5, (882)

East Cambridgeshire, 195.9, (176), 257.1, (231)

Hull, 194.0, (504), 217.5, (565)

North Kesteven, 193.3, (226), 247.2, (289)

Winchester, 193.0, (241), 271.5, (339)

Babergh, 191.2, (176), 343.3, (316)

Gateshead, 190.0, (384), 287.5, (581)

Boston, 189.5, (133), 182.4, (128)

Harrogate, 188.4, (303), 293.5, (472)

Plymouth, 184.3, (483), 320.5, (840)

Herefordshire, 182.6, (352), 302.4, (583)

Rutland, 180.3, (72), 207.9, (83)

East Riding of Yorkshire, 178.8, (610), 175.3, (598)

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 177.7, (1016), 237.0, (1355)

Staffordshire Moorlands, 176.8, (174), 231.6, (228)

North Norfolk, 176.5, (185), 273.8, (287)

Forest of Dean, 172.8, (150), 235.0, (204)

Craven, 169.8, (97), 306.3, (175)

Tewkesbury, 157.9, (150), 221.0, (210)

Cotswold, 153.6, (138), 183.6, (165)

Stratford-on-Avon, 151.4, (197), 264.4, (344)

Torbay, 150.4, (205), 214.3, (292)

West Lindsey, 139.0, (133), 224.7, (215)

West Devon, 136.2, (76), 181.0, (101)

Mid Devon, 136.1, (112), 151.9, (125)

West Oxfordshire, 132.9, (147), 221.4, (245)

Cheltenham, 132.4, (154), 190.0, (221)

Stroud, 125.9, (151), 142.5, (171)

Teignbridge, 123.0, (165), 214.7, (288)

North Lincolnshire, 119.0, (205), 145.1, (250)

Scarborough, 114.9, (125), 178.4, (194)

South Hams, 110.3, (96), 159.8, (139)

Ryedale, 110.1, (61), 276.3, (153)

East Devon, 108.0, (158), 163.4, (239)

Exeter, 105.0, (138), 223.0, (293)

East Lindsey, 104.4, (148), 119.9, (170)

North East Lincolnshire, 94.0, (150), 112.2, (179)

North Devon, 62.8, (61), 71.0, (69)

Torridge, 52.7, (36), 58.6, (40)