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The highest number of new coronavirus cases was registered for the second day in Leicester and Leicestershire.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has updated its daily total of new Covid-19 cases, amounting to 366 in 24 hours across the city and county, surpassing the previous highest daily number of 351 recorded on Wednesday. .
Leicester had the highest number of cases locally with 135 in the past 24 hours, followed by Charnwood with 87.
Those numbers were well above the next closest area, which was Blaby with 33 new infections, Thean Oadby and Wigston with 29.
25 cases were reported in Harborough, 24 in Hinckley, 18 in North West Leicestershire and 15 in Melton.
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The accumulated local figures (since the start of the pandemic) for Thursday, October 15 are:
Leicester: 8,383 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 2,367
Blaby: 1,109 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 1,092
Charnwood: 1,982 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 1,066
Harborough: 764 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 814
Hinckley and Bosworth: 967 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 855
Melton: 372 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 726
North West Leicestershire: 645 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 623
Oadby and Wigston: 1,006 cases in total. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 1,764
In other coronavirus news today, The county director of public health has said he will “strongly reject” contrary to any suggestion that county areas should become ‘high’ lever alert areas.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to impact local businesses. Some the premises of the city center reopened after closings for staff to isolate themselves, while another has temporarily closed after a worker tested positive .
LeicestershireLive use the gov.uk daily dashboard to track and report local confirmed cases.
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