Bradford sees fifth biggest weekly rise in Covid-19 infection rate in country

BRADFORD has seen another week-on-week rise in it's Covid-19 infection rate, according to the latest figures for every local authority area in England.

The figures, for the seven days to January 22, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

In the seven days to January 15, Bradford's infection rate was 271.8, with 1,467 new cases. In the seven days to January 22, it rose to 307.2, with 1,658 new cases.

It is 194th place in the country for numbers of new cases, but has seen one of the country's highest week-on-week rises.

Bradford has the highest rate in West Yorkshire

What's the picture in West Yorkshire?

From left to right, the below reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 22; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 22; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 15; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 15.

Bradford, 307.2, (1658), 271.8, (1467)
Leeds, 293.5, (2328), 292.5, (2320)
Wakefield, 265.0, (923), 231.4, (806)
Kirklees, 255.1, (1122), 256.7, (1129)
Calderdale, 226.5, (479), 214.7, (454)

Other neighbouring areas

Craven, 229.3, (131), 337.8, (193)
Harrogate, 245.0, (394), 323.3, (520)

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Data for the most recent four days (January 23-26) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 26 (8%) have seen a rise in case rates, 289 (92%) have seen a fall and one is unchanged.

The 10 areas with the biggest week-on-week rise in rates are:

1. Bassetlaw (up from 235.8 to 361.0)

2. North Warwickshire (384.6 to 465.8)

3. Derbyshire Dales (211.5 to 266.9)

4. Boston (165.3 to 205.2)

5. Bradford (271.8 to 307.2)

6. Wakefield (231.4 to 265.0)

7. Bolsover (481.6 to 513.9)

8. Barnsley (234.5 to 263.7)

9. North East Derbyshire (327.2 to 352.8)

10. Chesterfield (379.4 to 403.2)

The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on January 26 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

Here is the list in full:

Knowsley, 881.6, (1330), 1134.1, (1711)
Sandwell, 808.3, (2655), 935.0, (3071)
Slough, 753.0, (1126), 1033.8, (1546)
Wolverhampton, 708.5, (1866), 895.0, (2357)
Ealing, 704.5, (2408), 914.3, (3125)
St Helens, 693.3, (1252), 827.3, (1494)
Hounslow, 685.4, (1861), 931.4, (2529)
Brent, 677.4, (2234), 957.9, (3159)
Walsall, 676.1, (1930), 740.9, (2115)
Barking and Dagenham, 652.4, (1389), 968.5, (2062)
Halton, 650.6, (842), 894.1, (1157)
Rushmoor, 643.8, (609), 901.7, (853)
Redditch, 631.0, (538), 666.2, (568)
Eastbourne, 630.4, (654), 894.5, (928)
Luton, 626.6, (1335), 734.1, (1564)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 621.8, (2458), 818.0, (3234)
Newham, 614.5, (2170), 943.3, (3331)
Corby, 612.0, (442), 652.2, (471)
Dudley, 610.4, (1963), 671.7, (2160)
Harlow, 598.4, (521), 847.6, (738)
Birmingham, 596.5, (6811), 728.1, (8314)
Tendring, 594.3, (871), 888.4, (1302)
Hillingdon, 584.3, (1793), 736.1, (2259)
Gravesham, 577.9, (618), 724.7, (775)
Redbridge, 577.6, (1763), 804.7, (2456)
Liverpool, 577.5, (2876), 842.5, (4196)
Northampton, 572.5, (1286), 685.2, (1539)
Hyndburn, 567.6, (460), 714.4, (579)
Derby, 560.8, (1443), 672.4, (1730)
Blackburn with Darwen, 560.5, (839), 683.4, (1023)
Crawley, 559.6, (629), 738.4, (830)
Harrow, 557.4, (1400), 705.9, (1773)
Leicester, 553.6, (1961), 542.9, (1923)
Greenwich, 551.5, (1588), 747.7, (2153)
Sefton, 551.0, (1523), 844.4, (2334)
Reading, 550.7, (891), 684.9, (1108)
Croydon, 550.5, (2129), 821.5, (3177)
Welwyn Hatfield, 546.2, (672), 707.1, (870)
Waltham Forest, 544.4, (1508), 763.2, (2114)
Carlisle, 543.8, (591), 853.0, (927)
Bedford, 541.9, (939), 698.2, (1210)
Pendle, 535.2, (493), 686.1, (632)
South Staffordshire, 532.7, (599), 611.0, (687)
Burnley, 531.9, (473), 772.6, (687)
Mansfield, 530.6, (580), 583.6, (638)
Wirral, 530.5, (1719), 787.6, (2552)
Stevenage, 525.9, (462), 684.2, (601)
Barnet, 521.6, (2065), 679.3, (2689)
Dartford, 517.7, (583), 732.6, (825)
Sutton, 516.6, (1066), 687.7, (1419)
Bolsover, 513.9, (414), 481.6, (388)
Folkestone and Hythe, 512.4, (579), 562.0, (635)
Broxbourne, 510.9, (497), 721.6, (702)
Worcester, 498.9, (505), 678.7, (687)
Merton, 496.3, (1025), 681.7, (1408)
Enfield, 490.4, (1637), 773.2, (2581)
Castle Point, 489.1, (442), 860.8, (778)
Haringey, 484.7, (1302), 715.1, (1921)
Middlesbrough, 480.9, (678), 458.2, (646)
Peterborough, 476.6, (964), 545.3, (1103)
Reigate and Banstead, 474.0, (705), 581.5, (865)
Preston, 471.6, (675), 517.0, (740)
Lewisham, 471.5, (1442), 703.6, (2152)
Thurrock, 470.9, (821), 833.4, (1453)
Spelthorne, 470.7, (470), 662.0, (661)
Bexley, 469.6, (1166), 665.8, (1653)
Watford, 469.1, (453), 702.0, (678)
Milton Keynes, 468.3, (1262), 593.4, (1599)
North Warwickshire, 465.8, (304), 384.6, (251)
Norwich, 465.2, (654), 582.6, (819)
Lambeth, 462.5, (1508), 729.7, (2379)
Portsmouth, 458.3, (985), 599.8, (1289)
Tower Hamlets, 458.2, (1488), 768.3, (2495)
Braintree, 457.4, (698), 561.6, (857)
Coventry, 456.0, (1694), 514.1, (1910)
Great Yarmouth, 453.0, (450), 543.6, (540)
Havering, 450.0, (1168), 683.9, (1775)
Southend-on-Sea, 450.0, (824), 641.6, (1175)
Hertsmere, 448.9, (471), 662.4, (695)
Ashfield, 447.2, (572), 520.6, (666)
Warrington, 447.1, (939), 582.8, (1224)
Woking, 446.5, (450), 654.8, (660)
Colchester, 444.8, (866), 598.9, (1166)
Hackney and City of London, 442.9, (1288), 684.6, (1991)
Kettering, 442.1, (450), 432.3, (440)
Solihull, 440.9, (954), 528.3, (1143)
Cannock Chase, 436.7, (440), 549.8, (554)
Wellingborough, 436.6, (348), 475.5, (379)
West Lancashire, 433.0, (495), 493.4, (564)
Lancaster, 432.1, (631), 502.6, (734)
North Hertfordshire, 428.2, (572), 470.9, (629)
Southwark, 420.0, (1339), 682.8, (2177)
Epping Forest, 419.9, (553), 541.4, (713)
Telford and Wrekin, 418.7, (753), 521.0, (937)
Tamworth, 418.5, (321), 486.3, (373)
Rossendale, 418.3, (299), 514.8, (368)
Basildon, 418.3, (783), 574.8, (1076)
South Ribble, 417.9, (463), 506.4, (561)
Barrow-in-Furness, 417.6, (280), 496.7, (333)
Medway, 416.1, (1159), 579.1, (1613)
Surrey Heath, 414.3, (370), 605.8, (541)
Redcar and Cleveland, 413.4, (567), 398.8, (547)
Isle of Wight, 413.3, (586), 715.9, (1015)
East Staffordshire, 411.7, (493), 538.6, (645)
Arun, 410.6, (660), 597.8, (961)
Amber Valley, 410.5, (526), 431.5, (553)
Bromley, 408.9, (1359), 554.0, (1841)
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 406.3, (615), 416.2, (630)
Nottingham, 406.1, (1352), 420.8, (1401)
Southampton, 403.9, (1020), 523.1, (1321)
Chesterfield, 403.2, (423), 379.4, (398)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 402.9, (746), 585.5, (1084)
Wycombe, 400.8, (700), 498.2, (870)
Erewash, 398.7, (460), 475.0, (548)
Fenland, 398.6, (406), 397.6, (405)
Thanet, 398.1, (565), 544.0, (772)
Aylesbury Vale, 395.1, (788), 482.8, (963)
Bromsgrove, 393.5, (393), 548.7, (548)
Maldon, 392.8, (255), 520.6, (338)
Oxford, 392.2, (598), 542.4, (827)
Hastings, 388.5, (360), 523.4, (485)
Epsom and Ewell, 387.0, (312), 568.0, (458)
Worthing, 385.3, (426), 614.1, (679)
Wychavon, 381.7, (494), 513.0, (664)
Tandridge, 381.3, (336), 539.0, (475)
Allerdale, 380.5, (372), 526.8, (515)
Adur, 377.9, (243), 486.8, (313)
South Derbyshire, 376.7, (404), 362.7, (389)
Lewes, 375.7, (388), 494.8, (511)
South Bucks, 375.5, (263), 494.0, (346)
Blaby, 375.3, (381), 418.6, (425)
Lichfield, 375.2, (393), 394.2, (413)
Kingston upon Thames, 374.6, (665), 442.8, (786)
Stockton-on-Tees, 372.4, (735), 414.5, (818)
Wandsworth, 371.9, (1226), 564.8, (1862)
Breckland, 367.9, (515), 502.3, (703)
Basingstoke and Deane, 367.5, (649), 501.7, (886)
Cherwell, 367.4, (553), 544.8, (820)
Ipswich, 367.4, (503), 548.5, (751)
Ashford, 365.3, (475), 514.5, (669)
Copeland, 363.7, (248), 440.0, (300)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 361.1, (469), 436.5, (567)
Bassetlaw, 361.0, (424), 235.8, (277)
Maidstone, 357.3, (614), 526.1, (904)
Cheshire West and Chester, 357.1, (1225), 440.7, (1512)
Manchester, 355.8, (1967), 450.0, (2488)
Central Bedfordshire, 355.5, (1026), 460.8, (1330)
Sevenoaks, 354.5, (428), 433.1, (523)
Broadland, 354.0, (463), 484.0, (633)
Sunderland, 354.0, (983), 423.5, (1176)
Chelmsford, 353.2, (630), 598.1, (1067)
Ribble Valley, 353.1, (215), 502.6, (306)
North East Derbyshire, 352.8, (358), 327.2, (332)
Wealden, 351.1, (567), 577.8, (933)
Broxtowe, 349.0, (398), 360.4, (411)
Salford, 346.2, (896), 392.9, (1017)
North West Leicestershire, 345.5, (358), 392.8, (407)
Three Rivers, 345.0, (322), 507.9, (474)
Rugby, 342.4, (373), 407.6, (444)
Chorley, 341.7, (404), 360.4, (426)
Dacorum, 340.5, (527), 465.2, (720)
Rochford, 338.8, (296), 518.5, (453)
Brentwood, 335.0, (258), 427.2, (329)
Gosport, 334.8, (284), 422.0, (358)
Chichester, 334.4, (405), 464.0, (562)
East Hertfordshire, 333.2, (499), 450.8, (675)
Wigan, 332.0, (1091), 421.7, (1386)
Bolton, 331.4, (953), 391.9, (1127)
Westminster, 331.0, (865), 467.6, (1222)
Bristol, 330.6, (1532), 448.4, (2078)
Stoke-on-Trent, 329.6, (845), 397.9, (1020)
Fylde, 329.3, (266), 324.3, (262)
Gloucester, 329.1, (425), 369.4, (477)
Islington, 329.1, (798), 558.4, (1354)
Shropshire, 327.7, (1059), 448.4, (1449)
Bracknell Forest, 324.8, (398), 427.6, (524)
South Norfolk, 323.7, (456), 370.5, (522)
Havant, 323.2, (408), 527.7, (666)
Darlington, 322.1, (344), 343.6, (367)
Swale, 321.8, (483), 462.4, (694)
Eden, 321.1, (171), 448.8, (239)
Tonbridge and Malling, 319.3, (422), 443.4, (586)
Bury, 316.2, (604), 410.5, (784)
Hartlepool, 316.0, (296), 518.9, (486)
East Northamptonshire, 314.2, (297), 323.7, (306)
Stafford, 314.0, (431), 407.2, (559)
Tameside, 313.5, (710), 366.0, (829)
Test Valley, 312.3, (394), 373.3, (471)
County Durham, 311.5, (1651), 325.6, (1726)
Camden, 311.4, (841), 454.4, (1227)
Wyre Forest, 310.0, (314), 417.6, (423)
South Gloucestershire, 308.0, (878), 389.7, (1111)
Somerset West and Taunton, 307.5, (477), 408.7, (634)
Bradford, 307.2, (1658), 271.8, (1467)
Gedling, 306.2, (361), 402.9, (475)
Rochdale, 306.2, (681), 343.5, (764)
Kensington and Chelsea, 305.5, (477), 473.3, (739)
Guildford, 302.0, (450), 410.7, (612)
Brighton and Hove, 301.5, (877), 501.2, (1458)
Mole Valley, 301.4, (263), 390.9, (341)
Charnwood, 300.8, (559), 339.0, (630)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 300.5, (455), 421.3, (638)
Trafford, 299.1, (710), 389.7, (925)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 298.8, (338), 358.9, (406)
Uttlesford, 298.0, (272), 431.6, (394)
South Holland, 297.8, (283), 325.2, (309)
Canterbury, 297.5, (492), 383.3, (634)
Rother, 296.6, (285), 394.5, (379)
Oadby and Wigston, 296.4, (169), 410.4, (234)
Lincoln, 296.1, (294), 311.2, (309)
Stockport, 294.8, (865), 394.3, (1157)
Daventry, 294.4, (253), 378.1, (325)
South Kesteven, 294.2, (419), 292.8, (417)
Rotherham, 293.9, (780), 270.1, (717)
Leeds, 293.5, (2328), 292.5, (2320)
Fareham, 293.4, (341), 422.4, (491)
Huntingdonshire, 293.3, (522), 366.9, (653)
Chiltern, 290.8, (279), 400.3, (384)
Wyre, 289.9, (325), 380.9, (427)
York, 285.8, (602), 457.2, (963)
St Albans, 284.9, (423), 390.7, (580)
South Northamptonshire, 284.7, (269), 407.5, (385)
Newark and Sherwood, 282.6, (346), 307.1, (376)
South Tyneside, 281.5, (425), 313.3, (473)
Cambridge, 281.3, (351), 334.9, (418)
Rushcliffe, 280.2, (334), 266.8, (318)
Dover, 279.4, (330), 436.8, (516)
Runnymede, 278.4, (249), 449.5, (402)
Dorset, 277.9, (1052), 308.6, (1168)
East Suffolk, 277.8, (693), 413.3, (1031)
West Suffolk, 277.0, (496), 310.0, (555)
Richmond upon Thames, 275.2, (545), 368.1, (729)
Harborough, 275.0, (258), 335.8, (315)
Tunbridge Wells, 272.9, (324), 400.9, (476)
Warwick, 271.3, (390), 265.7, (382)
Blackpool, 271.1, (378), 309.1, (431)
Eastleigh, 271.0, (362), 417.7, (558)
Elmbridge, 269.7, (369), 407.2, (557)
New Forest, 268.8, (484), 342.1, (616)
Selby, 268.2, (243), 344.3, (312)
Derbyshire Dales, 266.9, (193), 211.5, (153)
Mid Sussex, 265.5, (401), 395.3, (597)
Wakefield, 265.0, (923), 231.4, (806)
Wokingham, 264.7, (453), 367.6, (629)
North Somerset, 264.6, (569), 400.8, (862)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 264.2, (342), 298.2, (386)
West Berkshire, 263.8, (418), 313.7, (497)
Barnsley, 263.7, (651), 234.5, (579)
South Oxfordshire, 261.2, (371), 301.3, (428)
High Peak, 261.2, (242), 307.6, (285)
Hart, 260.6, (253), 444.0, (431)
Malvern Hills, 260.5, (205), 339.3, (267)
East Hampshire, 259.2, (317), 336.9, (412)
Richmondshire, 258.7, (139), 368.5, (198)
Oldham, 257.7, (611), 304.9, (723)
Cheshire East, 256.9, (987), 334.2, (1284)
Kirklees, 255.1, (1122), 256.7, (1129)
Mid Suffolk, 254.1, (264), 328.2, (341)
Hambleton, 253.3, (232), 337.4, (309)
Sedgemoor, 252.5, (311), 321.5, (396)
Mendip, 251.8, (291), 277.7, (321)
South Cambridgeshire, 250.2, (398), 277.8, (442)
Vale of White Horse, 247.8, (337), 289.7, (394)
Swindon, 247.5, (550), 342.9, (762)
Doncaster, 246.9, (770), 283.4, (884)
Bath and North East Somerset, 246.8, (477), 383.4, (741)
Wiltshire, 246.2, (1231), 349.4, (1747)
Northumberland, 245.0, (790), 254.3, (820)
Harrogate, 245.0, (394), 323.3, (520)
Herefordshire, 244.8, (472), 322.6, (622)
Plymouth, 241.5, (633), 330.0, (865)
Horsham, 240.6, (346), 374.8, (539)
Sheffield, 240.1, (1404), 236.8, (1385)
Gateshead, 239.5, (484), 312.8, (632)
Babergh, 239.0, (220), 407.4, (375)
South Lakeland, 238.8, (251), 307.4, (323)
South Somerset, 238.8, (402), 249.5, (420)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 238.4, (722), 283.0, (857)
Waverley, 231.9, (293), 428.3, (541)
Craven, 229.3, (131), 337.8, (193)
Melton, 228.5, (117), 232.4, (119)
Winchester, 226.7, (283), 305.1, (381)
Calderdale, 226.5, (479), 214.7, (454)
North Tyneside, 218.4, (454), 213.6, (444)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 215.4, (212), 250.9, (247)
North Norfolk, 214.6, (225), 294.7, (309)
Boston, 205.2, (144), 165.3, (116)
Stratford-on-Avon, 200.6, (261), 295.2, (384)
Rutland, 200.4, (80), 237.9, (95)
Hull, 199.8, (519), 229.8, (597)
East Cambridgeshire, 194.8, (175), 296.1, (266)
Tewkesbury, 192.6, (183), 238.9, (227)
North Kesteven, 183.0, (214), 254.0, (297)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 182.8, (1045), 279.3, (1597)
Ryedale, 182.4, (101), 317.8, (176)
Cotswold, 179.2, (161), 191.4, (172)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 176.5, (602), 197.0, (672)
Forest of Dean, 176.3, (153), 316.9, (275)
West Lindsey, 174.6, (167), 245.6, (235)
West Devon, 173.8, (97), 155.9, (87)
Torbay, 173.2, (236), 246.6, (336)
West Oxfordshire, 161.8, (179), 265.7, (294)
Cheltenham, 158.2, (184), 231.3, (269)
Teignbridge, 155.0, (208), 237.0, (318)
Mid Devon, 145.8, (120), 174.9, (144)
Exeter, 137.0, (180), 253.4, (333)
Stroud, 135.9, (163), 184.2, (221)
North Lincolnshire, 134.1, (231), 145.1, (250)
Scarborough, 126.0, (137), 226.2, (246)
East Devon, 124.4, (182), 227.6, (333)
South Hams, 117.2, (102), 183.9, (160)
East Lindsey, 100.9, (143), 123.5, (175)
North East Lincolnshire, 100.3, (160), 120.3, (192)
North Devon, 66.9, (65), 98.8, (96)
Torridge, 51.3, (35), 68.8, (47)

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