Over 200 areas in England see huge increases in coronavirus infection rates

England’s worst coronavirus hot spots continue to show large increases in the number of new cases, alarming data shows.

Sunderland has seen the steepest rise, with the city catapulted to seventh on the list of worst affected areas, after a seven-fold increase in just one week.

Solihull in the Midlands has seen its rate multiply by six, while Hyndburn in Lancashire has also become a hotspot after its infection rate nearly tripled.

Liverpool, Leeds, Bury and Hartlepool were also among the areas that saw big jumps.

The latest data from Public Health England reveals that there are 235 local authority areas with an infection rate of more than 10 per 100,000, listed below .

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Of these, 209 have seen an increase from week to week.

Boris Johnson today announced a new “rule of six” preventing large gatherings as the government grapples with an alarming rise in infections.

According to government statistics, the average weekly number per 100,000 has soared in the last week with the so-called incidence of cases per 100,000 going from 12.5 to 19.7.

In Bolton, 377 new cases were recorded in the seven days to Sept. 6, the equivalent of 131.1 per 100,000 people.

This is the highest rate in England and has risen sharply from 72.0 in the seven days to August 30.

The rate in Bradford has also increased, from 52.8 to 78.4 with 423 new cases.

Birmingham is in third place, where the rate has gone from 31.2 to 77.1, with 880 new cases.

Other areas that show noticeable jumps from week to week include:

• Salford (from 40.6 to 70.7, with 183 new cases)
• Sunderland (8.6 to 69.1, with 192 new cases)
• Manchester (from 43.8 to 64.9, with 359 new cases)
• Leeds (33.3 to 61.7, with 489 new cases)
• Leicester (26.0 to 56.7, with 201 new cases)

Johnson admitted that the strict six-person limit will affect large families who can no longer have all grandparents for Sunday lunch.

The prime minister said it “breaks my heart.”

He said during this afternoon’s briefing: “This rule of six will, of course, throw up difficult cases, for example, two whole households will no longer be able to meet if they together exceed the six-person limit and I’m sorry, and I wish we didn’t have to take this step.

“But as your Prime Minister, I must do whatever it takes to stop the spread of the virus and save lives.

“And of course we will keep the rule of six under constant review and only keep it in place for as long as necessary.”

Places with more than 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

Bolton – 131.1, from 72.0
Bradford – 78.4, up from 52.8
Birmingham – 77.1, from 31.2
Tameside – 72.0, from 38.9
Preston – 71.3, up from 37.0
Salford – 70.7, from 40.6
Sunderland: 69.1, from 8.6
Blackburn with Darwen: 66.8, from 50.8
Manchester – 64.9, from 43.8
Rochdale – 63.4, from 44.1
Bury – 62.3, instead of 27.8
Burnley – 61.9, up from 38.2
Hyndburn: 61.7, from 21.0
Leeds: 61.7, from 33.3
Solihull – 59.6, from 9.7
Oldham – 58.2, instead of 64.9
Leicester – 56.7, from 26.0
Wirral – 55.6, instead of 30.2
Pendle – 55.4, instead of 77.1
Gateshead: 54.4, from 17.8
South Tyneside – 54.3, from 46.4
Blaby – 52.2, from 14.8
Hertsmere: 51.5, from 32.4
Oadby and Wigston: 50.9, from 12.3
Liverpool – 50.2, from 17.3
Hartlepool – 50.2, from 16.0
Warrington – 49.0, up from 13.8
Middlesbrough: 47.5, from 28.4
Selby – 46.3, up from 6.6
Corby – 45.7, from 54.0
Newcastle upon Tyne: 44.9, from 17.2
Knowsley – 43.1, from 11.3
St. Helens – 42.1, from 6.6
Calderdale – 41.6, from 21.8
Kirklees – 40.0, from 28.7
Lincoln – 39.3, from 9.1
Sandwell: 38.1, from 27.4
Rossendale – 37.8, from 65.8
Wolverhampton: 37.2, from 13.3
Broxtowe – 36.8, from 14.9
Scarborough – 34.9, from 3.7
North Tyneside: 33.7, from 10.6
West Lancashire: 33.2, from 7.0

Kensington and Chelsea: 32.7, from 28.8
Harrogate: 32.3, up from 10.6
Sheffield: 32.3, from 20.9
Sefton – 32.2, from 16.6
Wigan: 31.9, from 13.1
Northampton – 31.6, from 20.0
South Ribble – 31.6, from 8.1
Trafford – 31.2, up from 39.2
Spelthorne: 31.0, up from 16.0
Havering – 30.8, from 15.8
Barnsley: 30.8, from 8.5
Redbridge: 30.5, from 12.1
Durham County: 30.0, up from 12.3
Worthing – 29.8, up from 7.2
Nottingham: 29.1 from 10.2
Barking and Dagenham: 29.1, instead of 13.2
Newham – 28.9, from 13.3
Hounslow: 28.0, from 13.6
Halton: 27.8, from 7.7
Stoke-on-Trent: 27.7, from 15.2
Stockport – 27.6, from 10.9
Melton – 27.3, from 0.0
Redcar and Cleveland: 27.0, from 22.6
Watford: 26.9, from 22.8
Barrow-in-Furness: 26.8, instead of 0.0
East Staffordshire: 26.7, from 23.4
Malvern Hills: 26.7, down from 2.5
Rugby: 26.6, from 7.3
Kettering: 26.5, instead of 33.4
Hammersmith and Fulham: 26.5, from 22.7
Coventry: 26.4, up from 17.5
Mansfield – 25.6, from 6.4
Tower Hamlets: 25.6, up from 15.1
Bromsgrove: 25.0, from 8.0
Barnet: 25.0, from 16.7
Peterborough – 24.7, from 21.3
North Somerset – 24.6, from 11.2
Harrow – 24.3, instead of 21.5
Test Valley: 23.8, up from 11.1
High peak: 23.7, from 14.0
Luton – 23.5, from 10.3
Rotherham – 23.4, from 11.3
Wakefield: 23.3, up from 11.8
South Staffordshire: 23.1, from 2.7
Walsall – 23.1, up from 10.2
Oxford: 23.0, from 9.2
Craven – 22.8, up from 1.8
Lambeth – 22.7, from 17.2
Elmbridge: 22.7, up from 14.6
Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.4, from 21.6
Cheshire East: 22.4, up from 10.9
Stockton-on-Tees: 22.3, from 14.7
Uttlesford – 21.9, from 8.8
Haringey: 21.6, from 12.3
Dudley – 21.5, from 10.9
North Kesteven – 21.4, up from 5.1
Islington: 21.0, from 11.1
Rushcliffe – 21.0, up from 14.3
Blackpool – 20.8, from 7.9
Slough – 20.7, instead of 11.4
New Forest: 20.5, instead of 6.1
Enfield – 20.4, up from 11.7
Westminster – 20.3, from 15.3
Harborough – 20.3, up from 19.2
Ealing – 20.2, instead of 12.6
East Northamptonshire – 20.1, from 12.7
Wychavon – 20.1, from 5.4
Hillingdon – 19.9, from 11.1
Northumberland: 19.8, from 9.0
Chiltern – 19.8, from 17.7
Stafford: 19.7, from 5.8
St Albans – 19.5, from 12.1
Chorley – 19.5, from 7.6
Wandsworth – 19.4, stayed the same
Windsor and Maidenhead: 19.2, from 13.9
Wellingborough – 18.8, from 8.8
Ashfield: 18.8, from 4.7
Cheshire West and Chester: 18.7, down from 7.9
Epsom and Ewell: 18.6, from 13.6
Reading: 18.5, from 13.0
Southwark – 18.5, from 11.3
North Warwickshire – 18.4, from 3.1
Staffordshire Moorlands: 18.3, up from 6.1
Hackney and City of London – 18.2, stayed the same
Three Rivers: 18.2, instead of 10.7
Bracknell Forest: 18.0, up from 6.5
Woking: 17.9, from 6.0
Wyre: 17.8, from 4.5
Charnwood – 17.8, from 5.4
South Derbyshire: 17.7, from 7.5
Brent – 17.6, from 14.6
Croydon – 17.3, instead of 10.6
North Hertfordshire: 17.2, up from 4.5
Wiltshire: 17.2, up from 3.6
Richmond upon Thames – 17.2, from 15.2
Great Yarmouth – 17.1, from 36.2
Bristol – 17.0, from 9.9
Tunbridge Wells: 16.8, from 7.6
Waverley: 16.6, up from 16.6
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole – 16.4, from 6.3 Lewisham – 16.3, to 7.5
Welwyn Hatfield – 16.3, up from 22.8
Bath and Northeast Somerset: 16.0, down from 7.8
Swale – 16.0, from 6.7
Stevenage: 15.9, instead of 10.2
Northeast Derbyshire: 15.8, from 5.9
West Lindsey – 15.7, up from 3.1
Surrey Heath: 15.7, from 7.8
Tamworth – 15.6, down from 27.4
Brentwood – 15.6, stayed the same
Castle Point – 15.5, instead of 14.4
Reigate and Banstead: 15.5, up from 10.8
Bromley – 15.3, from 9.0
South Lakeland – 15.2, up from 1.9
Cambridge – 15.2, down from 16.0
Bolsaver – 14.9, from 12.4
Wycombe – 14.9, up from 23.5
Ribble Valley – 14.8, down from 21.4
Kingston upon Thames: 14.6, from 13.5
Runnymede – 14.5, from 6.7
West Suffolk: 14.5, from 6.1
West Oxfordshire: 14.5, from 9.9
Waltham Forest – 14.4, up from 15.5
Bedford – 14.4, down from 16.7
Swindon – 14.4, instead of 20.3
Broxbourne – 14.4, from 11.3
Derby – 14.4, from 7.8
Lichfield – 14.3, from 13.4
South Bucks – 14.3, from 12.8
Chichester: 14.0, up from 1.7
Basildon – 13.9, from 9.1
Newark and Sherwood: 13.9, from 7.4
Arun – 13.7, from 3.7
Bassetlaw – 13.6, from 6.0
Fylde – 13.6, up from 5.0
Tandridge: 13.6, instead of 9.1
Gedling: 13.6, instead of 9.3
Dover – 13.5, from 3.4
North West Leicestershire: 13.5, from 5.8
York – 13.3, from 8.1
Valle del Caballo Blanco: 13.2, instead of 14.7
Darlington – 13.1, from 10.3
Stratford-on-Avon: 13.1, from 6.9
Norwich – 12.8, down from 16.4
Daventry: 12.8, up from 7.0
South Oxfordshire: 12.7, from 4.9
South Kesteven – 12.6, from 5.6
Camden – 12.6, down 14.1
Merton – 12.6, from 6.8
Mid Sussex – 12.6, stayed the same
Warwick – 12.5, from 6.3
Chesterfield: 12.4, up from 1.0
Wealden – 12.4, from 6.2
Lancaster – 12.3, from 2.7
Dacorum – 12.3, instead of 20.7
Telford and Wrekin: 12.2, from 3.3
Epping Forest – 12.1, instead of 19.7
Erewash – 12.1, instead of 6.1
Guildford – 12.1, from 8.7
Brighton and Hove: 12.0, from 9.6
Milton Keynes: 11.9, from 7.1
Plymouth – 11.8, from 13.4
South Northamptonshire: 11.6, from 8.5
Sutton – 11.6, from 6.3
Sevenoaks – 11.6, from 9.1
South Gloucestershire: 11.6, up from 9.1
Hinckley and Bosworth: 11.5, from 10.6
Thurrock – 11.5, from 5.2
East Hampshire – 11.4, down 12.3
Herefordshire: 11.4, from 2.6
Eden – 11.3, from 5.6
Allerdale – 11.3, up from 8.2
Greenwich – 11.1, down from 12.5
Carlisle – 11.0, up from 8.3
East Devon: 10.9, from 7.5
Southend-on-Sea: 10.9, instead of 11.5
Cannock Chase: 10.9, up from 2.0
Adur: 10.9, from 4.7
Worcester: 10.9, from 8.9
Ryedale – 10.8, from 5.4
Hastings: 10.8, up from 15.1
Nuneaton and Bedworth: 10.8, from 4.6
Eastbourne: 10.6, from 6.7
East Riding of Yorkshire: 10.6, instead of 4.1
North Lincolnshire: 10.4, from 7.5
Mendip – 10.4, from 5.2
Cheltenham – 10.3, from 12.9
Dorset – 10.3, from 2.4
Doncaster – 10.3, from 3.2
Shropshire: 10.2, from 7.7
Chelmsford – 10.1, up from 9.0
Cherwell – 10.0, from 4.7