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New Omicron cluster emerges as Covid cases rise in 354 places – is yours on the list?

Lottie Casas February 2, 2022

A NEW cluster of coronavirus cases have emerged in the UK and this interactive map reveals if your area is a hotspot.

Infections are still rising in 354 areas and rates have seen a dramatic rise in some parts of Northern Ireland.

Around six per cent of areas in the UK have seen a fall in infections in the last week and the map above shows current infection rates.

The Prime Minister has highlighted that no new restrictions are needed at present in order to combat Omicron.

Omicron is now responsible for the majority of cases in the UK and has taken over from the Delta variant.

Experts have however this week said that Omicron cases may have peaked, after three million Brits had Covid on New Year's Eve.

A string of hugely positive studies show Omicron IS milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalisation is 50 to 70 per cent lower than with Delta.

Covid booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic, health officials have repeatedly said.

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There are five areas that have seen a rapid increase in cases in the last week, four of which are in Northern Ireland.

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The only exception to this is Blaenau Gwent in Wales,which also has the highest rate in Wales, up from 932.6 cases per 100,000 to 3,077.7.

The other four areas are all in Northern Ireland.

Derry City & Strabane in Northern Ireland continues to have the highest rate in the UK, with 7,328 new cases in the seven days to January 2, the equivalent of 4,849.5 per 100,000 people.

It is also the area where infections have risen the fastest in the last week.

This is up from a rate of 1,756.3 for the seven days to December 26.

Fermanagh & Omagh in Northern Ireland has the second highest rate in the country, and is also the area that has seen the second-fastest increase in cases – up from 1,353.4 to 3,858.1, with 4,527 new cases.

Mid Ulster has jumped from 1,142.6 to 2,971.4 and Newry, Mourne & Down from 1,323.8 to 3124.9.

Health Minister Robin Swann this week said that Omicron infections had bought in an "unprecedented surge" of cases.

Mr Swan said the risk of catching Covid was "considerably" higher than before and urged people to continue to come forward for their booster vaccines.

Northern Ireland's chief scientific adviser, Prof Ian Young, said that it would not be surprising if cases climbed in younger age groups as school resumed.

The 354 places where Covid cases are still rising

Cases per 100,000 in the seven days up to January 2. The figure on the RIGHT shows infections, also per 100,000, in the seven days up to December 26.

  1. Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, 4849.5, (7328), 1756.3, (2654)
  2. Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland, 3858.1, (4527), 1353.4, (1588)
  3. Barrow-in-Furness, North-west England, 3312.1, (2210), 1754.9, (1171)
  4. Copeland, North-west England, 3298.0, (2244), 1497.6, (1019)
  5. Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, 3124.9, (5677), 1323.8, (2405)
  6. Blaenau Gwent, Wales, 3077.7, (2155), 932.6, (653)
  7. Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, 2973.0, (7191), 1382.5, (3344)
  8. Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, 2971.4, (4426), 1142.6, (1702)
  9. Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 2927.6, (1769), 1451.4, (877)
  10. St. Helens, North-west England, 2817.3, (5102), 1466.6, (2656)
  11. Knowsley, North-west England, 2815.3, (4292), 1474.6, (2248)
  12. Wirral, North-west England, 2789.1, (9046), 1351.7, (4384)
  13. Inverclyde, Scotland, 2775.8, (2139), 1312.0, (1011)
  14. Chesterfield, East Midlands, 2737.1, (2872), 1307.5, (1372)
  15. North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 2726.2, (9300), 1377.1, (4698)
  16. Halton, North-west England, 2707.3, (3513), 1422.6, (1846)
  17. South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 2697.5, (8654), 1429.5, (4586)
  18. Renfrewshire, Scotland, 2695.2, (4835), 1498.4, (2688)
  19. Wigan, North-west England, 2680.9, (8866), 1488.0, (4921)
  20. Neath Port Talbot, Wales, 2669.9, (3855), 1020.9, (1474)
  21. Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2664.6, (9128), 1464.3, (5016)
  22. Torfaen, Wales, 2639.4, (2503), 1242.2, (1178)
  23. Sefton, North-west England, 2576.3, (7108), 1369.0, (3777)
  24. Allerdale, North-west England, 2563.6, (2508), 1010.9, (989)
  25. Stockton-on-Tees, North-east England, 2558.5, (5051), 1007.0, (1988)
  26. South Ribble, North-west England, 2549.4, (2832), 1543.8, (1715)
  27. Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, 2524.4, (3659), 1039.7, (1507)
  28. Bridgend, Wales, 2524.1, (3724), 1295.9, (1912)
  29. Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, 2511.9, (3611), 1345.3, (1934)
  30. Caerphilly, Wales, 2497.6, (4539), 1096.1, (1992)
  31. Swansea, Wales, 2474.4, (6101), 1134.8, (2798)
  32. Chorley, North-west England, 2473.3, (2940), 1506.7, (1791)
  33. West Lancashire, North-west England, 2465.6, (2823), 1453.3, (1664)
  34. Conwy, Wales, 2454.6, (2901), 1237.1, (1462)
  35. East Renfrewshire, Scotland, 2450.6, (2354), 1501.1, (1442)
  36. Salford, North-west England, 2447.3, (6429), 1863.4, (4895)
  37. Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, 2441.2, (5303), 1124.1, (2442)
  38. Harlow, Eastern England, 2424.4, (2116), 1850.4, (1615)
  39. Moray, Scotland, 2418.8, (2315), 843.2, (807)
  40. Newport, Wales, 2412.3, (3774), 1261.8, (1974)
  41. Warrington, North-west England, 2402.1, (5030), 1549.7, (3245)
  42. Liverpool, North-west England, 2395.7, (11990), 1387.7, (6945)
  43. Rotherham, Yorkshire & the Humber, 2379.0, (6304), 1191.8, (3158)
  44. Cannock Chase, West Midlands, 2371.8, (2407), 1159.8, (1177)
  45. Blaby, East Midlands, 2367.8, (2414), 1390.9, (1418)
  46. Stockport, North-west England, 2363.4, (6953), 1810.0, (5325)
  47. Burnley, North-west England, 2358.3, (2107), 1148.4, (1026)
  48. East Ayrshire, Scotland, 2357.7, (2867), 1183.4, (1439)
  49. Tameside, North-west England, 2356.9, (5353), 1661.7, (3774)
  50. East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, 2351.3, (2557), 1427.1, (1552)
  51. Hyndburn, North-west England, 2348.0, (1905), 1068.6, (867)
  52. Redcar and Cleveland, North-east England, 2347.2, (3221), 713.4, (979)
  53. Barnsley, Yorkshire & the Humber, 2342.5, (5811), 1012.6, (2512)
  54. West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, 2336.4, (2064), 1448.9, (1280)
  55. Nuneaton and Bedworth, West Midlands, 2317.2, (3021), 1030.1, (1343)
  56. Middlesbrough, North-east England, 2314.5, (3270), 661.8, (935)
  57. Flintshire, Wales, 2301.6, (3610), 1192.9, (1871)
  58. Ribble Valley, North-west England, 2291.0, (1421), 1439.7, (893)
  59. Blackpool, North-west England, 2290.1, (3169), 1034.1, (1431)
  60. North East Derbyshire, East Midlands, 2268.7, (2319), 1215.1, (1242)
  61. Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, 2266.3, (3319), 1457.1, (2134)
  62. Glasgow City, Scotland, 2249.9, (14301), 1371.2, (8716)
  63. Cheshire West and Chester, North-west England, 2235.5, (7686), 1362.6, (4685)
  64. North Tyneside, North-east England, 2221.9, (4641), 1066.7, (2228)
  65. Thurrock, Eastern England, 2201.9, (3865), 2134.7, (3747)
  66. Wakefield, Yorkshire & the Humber, 2198.9, (7731), 963.9, (3389)
  67. Havering, London, 2192.2, (5714), 2003.1, (5221)
  68. Rochdale, North-west England, 2189.5, (4897), 1338.2, (2993)
  69. Oldham, North-west England, 2175.7, (5170), 1334.9, (3172)
  70. Rochford, Eastern England, 2175.1, (1906), 1816.8, (1592)
  71. Erewash, East Midlands, 2172.9, (2506), 1311.9, (1513)
  72. South Staffordshire, West Midlands, 2169.6, (2438), 1108.8, (1246)
  73. Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, 2156.0, (2917), 1304.6, (1765)
  74. Trafford, North-west England, 2153.8, (5117), 1770.4, (4206)
  75. West Lothian, Scotland, 2147.2, (3947), 1279.0, (2351)
  76. High Peak, East Midlands, 2146.1, (1988), 1188.6, (1101)
  77. Broxbourne, Eastern England, 2142.6, (2091), 1792.2, (1749)
  78. Wrexham, Wales, 2141.0, (2913), 1095.9, (1491)
  79. Cardiff, Wales, 2133.0, (7875), 1399.8, (5168)
  80. Doncaster, Yorkshire & the Humber, 2131.2, (6666), 1013.5, (3170)
  81. Bury, North-west England, 2131.0, (4064), 1546.3, (2949)
  82. Dudley, West Midlands, 2110.7, (6804), 1062.8, (3426)
  83. Fylde, North-west England, 2109.3, (1713), 1175.9, (955)
  84. Basildon, Eastern England, 2102.8, (3944), 1726.4, (3238)
  85. Castle Point, Eastern England, 2097.8, (1899), 1526.7, (1382)
  86. Wolverhampton, West Midlands, 2096.8, (5544), 993.5, (2627)
  87. Bolton, North-west England, 2094.7, (6038), 1270.1, (3661)
  88. Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 2094.0, (1074), 1185.4, (608)
  89. Gedling, East Midlands, 2093.2, (2475), 1642.4, (1942)
  90. Ashfield, East Midlands, 2092.9, (2686), 1196.1, (1535)
  91. Denbighshire, Wales, 2090.7, (2021), 1283.8, (1241)
  92. Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, 2078.3, (3368), 1311.9, (2126)
  93. North Ayrshire, Scotland, 2072.3, (2782), 1045.1, (1403)
  94. Spelthorne, South-east England, 2066.6, (2064), 1789.3, (1787)
  95. Wyre, North-west England, 2065.1, (2335), 995.9, (1126)
  96. Falkirk, Scotland, 2057.2, (3303), 1065.0, (1710)
  97. Carlisle, North-west England, 2050.2, (2225), 745.5, (809)
  98. Hartlepool, North-east England, 2044.0, (1918), 717.2, (673)
  99. Barking and Dagenham, London, 2040.1, (4368), 1889.7, (4046)
  100. South Ayrshire, Scotland, 2039.4, (2287), 1079.0, (1210)
  101. Gateshead, North-east England, 2033.2, (4106), 872.0, (1761)
  102. Stevenage, Eastern England, 2032.8, (1791), 1516.4, (1336)
  103. Blackburn with Darwen, North-west England, 2022.3, (3034), 1061.8, (1593)
  104. Carmarthenshire, Wales, 2015.0, (3830), 860.2, (1635)
  105. Derby, East Midlands, 2005.0, (5149), 1216.8, (3125)
  106. Dartford, South-east England, 2004.4, (2286), 1884.2, (2149)
  107. Cheshire East, North-west England, 1995.0, (7714), 1433.5, (5543)
  108. Watford, Eastern England, 1989.2, (1922), 1630.0, (1575)
  109. Melton, East Midlands, 1984.7, (1020), 1099.4, (565)
  110. Bassetlaw, East Midlands, 1979.2, (2341), 911.4, (1078)
  111. Isle of Anglesey, Wales, 1979.0, (1394), 1178.3, (830)
  112. Rugby, West Midlands, 1972.0, (2182), 1199.3, (1327)
  113. North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1965.3, (3132), 977.6, (1558)
  114. Stafford, West Midlands, 1962.2, (2705), 1227.3, (1692)
  115. East Hertfordshire, Eastern England, 1960.0, (2975), 1770.9, (2688)
  116. Hertsmere, Eastern England, 1957.9, (2065), 1673.4, (1765)
  117. Sheffield, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1957.9, (11536), 1125.9, (6634)
  118. Braintree, Eastern England, 1957.0, (2996), 1388.7, (2126)
  119. Selby, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1954.3, (1792), 1201.8, (1102)
  120. Bolsover, East Midlands, 1953.1, (1588), 1028.2, (836)
  121. Manchester, North-west England, 1952.5, (10851), 1776.7, (9874)
  122. Swindon, South-west England, 1951.7, (4350), 1055.7, (2353)
  123. Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1950.6, (2720), 943.8, (1316)
  124. Hinckley and Bosworth, East Midlands, 1948.7, (2215), 1154.3, (1312)
  125. Epping Forest, Eastern England, 1948.2, (2575), 1797.6, (2376)
  126. Bracknell Forest, South-east England, 1945.8, (2416), 1448.1, (1798)
  127. Midlothian, Scotland, 1939.9, (1807), 1074.6, (1001)
  128. Northumberland, North-east England, 1937.5, (6274), 890.3, (2883)
  129. Milton Keynes, South-east England, 1937.4, (5235), 1450.8, (3920)
  130. Preston, North-west England, 1936.2, (2791), 1173.8, (1692)
  131. Gwynedd, Wales, 1934.2, (2421), 1283.8, (1607)
  132. Calderdale, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1929.2, (4079), 1023.9, (2165)
  133. Rossendale, North-west England, 1924.9, (1375), 1296.3, (926)
  134. Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands, 1924.5, (1103), 1233.6, (707)
  135. Stirling, Scotland, 1919.6, (1806), 1283.0, (1207)
  136. South Tyneside, North-east England, 1918.8, (2900), 889.3, (1344)
  137. Hounslow, London, 1917.1, (5210), 1619.4, (4401)
  138. Crawley, South-east England, 1915.1, (2154), 1487.5, (1673)
  139. Redditch, West Midlands, 1913.1, (1637), 1035.4, (886)
  140. Southend-on-Sea, Eastern England, 1908.4, (3488), 1701.0, (3109)
  141. Redbridge, London, 1905.4, (5824), 1680.0, (5135)
  142. North West Leicestershire, East Midlands, 1905.4, (1997), 1101.1, (1154)
  143. Walsall, West Midlands, 1900.8, (5450), 941.7, (2700)
  144. Waltham Forest, London, 1900.8, (5264), 1810.9, (5015)
  145. Chelmsford, Eastern England, 1900.3, (3412), 1672.0, (3002)
  146. Brent, London, 1900.2, (6228), 1711.7, (5610)
  147. Harborough, East Midlands, 1896.6, (1812), 1179.6, (1127)
  148. Charnwood, East Midlands, 1891.6, (3564), 1277.0, (2406)
  149. Brentwood, Eastern England, 1887.6, (1458), 1830.6, (1414)
  150. North Warwickshire, West Midlands, 1882.3, (1232), 1008.4, (660)
  151. South Derbyshire, East Midlands, 1881.0, (2060), 1159.6, (1270)
  152. Ealing, London, 1879.6, (6397), 1676.6, (5706)
  153. Broxtowe, East Midlands, 1878.3, (2153), 1462.1, (1676)
  154. City of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1876.9, (9903), 1290.3, (6808)
  155. Lichfield, West Midlands, 1876.2, (1982), 1175.7, (1242)
  156. Sunderland, North-east England, 1875.9, (5212), 743.6, (2066)
  157. Gravesham, South-east England, 1873.9, (2003), 1480.0, (1582)
  158. Pendle, North-west England, 1868.8, (1722), 886.6, (817)
  159. Dacorum, Eastern England, 1866.1, (2901), 1692.4, (2631)
  160. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, 1865.3, (2766), 633.9, (940)
  161. Amber Valley, East Midlands, 1865.3, (2403), 1119.3, (1442)
  162. Mansfield, East Midlands, 1862.8, (2037), 1181.5, (1292)
  163. Hull, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1859.3, (4818), 867.9, (2249)
  164. Tamworth, West Midlands, 1859.1, (1429), 1100.6, (846)
  165. Leeds, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1855.1, (14818), 1189.8, (9504)
  166. Lancaster, North-west England, 1849.9, (2740), 1370.5, (2030)
  167. Hillingdon, London, 1843.6, (5697), 1474.4, (4556)
  168. Medway, South-east England, 1842.4, (5143), 1558.7, (4351)
  169. Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, 1842.0, (2268), 1206.9, (1486)
  170. South Lakeland, North-west England, 1836.9, (1927), 1006.6, (1056)
  171. Uttlesford, Eastern England, 1831.6, (1699), 1707.7, (1584)
  172. Fife, Scotland, 1825.0, (6828), 844.6, (3160)
  173. Kettering, East Midlands, 1824.7, (1865), 1028.3, (1051)
  174. Dundee City, Scotland, 1823.7, (2714), 901.8, (1342)
  175. Rushcliffe, East Midlands, 1818.5, (2208), 1453.7, (1765)
  176. Sandwell, West Midlands, 1817.7, (5981), 963.4, (3170)
  177. Harrow, London, 1809.1, (4565), 1533.7, (3870)
  178. Great Yarmouth, Eastern England, 1807.5, (1793), 1035.3, (1027)
  179. Powys, Wales, 1803.4, (2399), 799.1, (1063)
  180. Ceredigion, Wales, 1802.6, (1314), 1282.7, (935)
  181. Broadland, Eastern England, 1797.2, (2371), 1359.0, (1793)
  182. Huntingdonshire, Eastern England, 1792.3, (3208), 1235.3, (2211)
  183. Kirklees, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1786.4, (7883), 891.9, (3936)
  184. Leicester, East Midlands, 1784.0, (6316), 1103.3, (3906)
  185. Perth and Kinross, Scotland, 1782.0, (2707), 797.8, (1212)
  186. Cherwell, South-east England, 1778.1, (2700), 1213.7, (1843)
  187. Reigate and Banstead, South-east England, 1775.6, (2650), 1764.9, (2634)
  188. North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1770.2, (3058), 839.4, (1450)
  189. Maldon, Eastern England, 1767.6, (1156), 1464.8, (958)
  190. Corby, East Midlands, 1767.2, (1291), 1162.2, (849)
  191. Enfield, London, 1766.3, (5892), 1654.1, (5518)
  192. Scottish Borders, Scotland, 1758.1, (2026), 1060.4, (1222)
  193. Surrey Heath, South-east England, 1757.8, (1568), 1451.7, (1295)
  194. East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1755.2, (6024), 883.2, (3031)
  195. Newham, London, 1754.2, (6232), 1685.8, (5989)
  196. Central Bedfordshire, Eastern England, 1750.1, (5147), 1348.2, (3965)
  197. Bedford, Eastern England, 1744.8, (3048), 1308.1, (2285)
  198. Lincoln, East Midlands, 1742.1, (1743), 1164.4, (1165)
  199. Solihull, West Midlands, 1732.1, (3767), 1228.1, (2671)
  200. Newcastle upon Tyne, North-east England, 1730.6, (5310), 952.3, (2922)
  201. Ryedale, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1727.5, (961), 963.5, (536)
  202. Highland, Scotland, 1721.5, (4053), 577.2, (1359)
  203. Tandridge, South-east England, 1720.1, (1523), 1642.2, (1454)
  204. County Durham, North-east England, 1717.0, (9154), 734.7, (3917)
  205. Aberdeen City, Scotland, 1715.3, (3929), 800.2, (1833)
  206. Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1712.0, (2170), 1002.8, (1271)
  207. Bromsgrove, West Midlands, 1710.3, (1720), 1243.9, (1251)
  208. York, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1703.2, (3594), 1319.4, (2784)
  209. Luton, Eastern England, 1700.5, (3631), 1139.9, (2434)
  210. Thanet, South-east England, 1700.2, (2405), 1024.3, (1449)
  211. East Lothian, Scotland, 1699.7, (1834), 978.7, (1056)
  212. Tonbridge and Malling, South-east England, 1694.9, (2247), 1508.6, (2000)
  213. Rushmoor, South-east England, 1694.1, (1599), 1240.6, (1171)
  214. Three Rivers, Eastern England, 1692.1, (1590), 1554.8, (1461)
  215. Craven, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1691.7, (970), 1015.0, (582)
  216. Kingston upon Thames, London, 1686.4, (3021), 1679.1, (3008)
  217. South Kesteven, East Midlands, 1681.3, (2408), 988.0, (1415)
  218. Warwick, West Midlands, 1678.3, (2432), 1235.9, (1791)
  219. Nottingham, East Midlands, 1675.8, (5649), 1330.2, (4484)
  220. Daventry, East Midlands, 1673.4, (1455), 1019.0, (886)
  221. Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands, 1669.4, (3027), 889.0, (1612)
  222. Norwich, Eastern England, 1669.0, (2373), 1337.1, (1901)
  223. Woking, South-east England, 1668.9, (1669), 1418.9, (1419)
  224. Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, 1663.9, (4270), 968.0, (2484)
  225. Shropshire, West Midlands, 1663.1, (5412), 853.7, (2778)
  226. Barnet, London, 1659.6, (6622), 1548.8, (6180)
  227. Mid Sussex, South-east England, 1654.4, (2517), 1409.9, (2145)
  228. Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, 1647.9, (1622), 890.0, (876)
  229. North Kesteven, East Midlands, 1647.1, (1946), 1081.7, (1278)
  230. Bristol, South-west England, 1639.1, (7636), 1430.7, (6665)
  231. Basingstoke and Deane, South-east England, 1629.7, (2897), 1230.3, (2187)
  232. Angus, Scotland, 1628.4, (1886), 720.9, (835)
  233. Runnymede, South-east England, 1618.6, (1462), 1465.8, (1324)
  234. East Suffolk, Eastern England, 1614.0, (4041), 1061.2, (2657)
  235. Wyre Forest, West Midlands, 1613.6, (1632), 823.6, (833)
  236. Coventry, West Midlands, 1610.2, (6109), 1083.6, (4111)
  237. Colchester, Eastern England, 1609.5, (3174), 1484.8, (2928)
  238. Tendring, Eastern England, 1604.3, (2364), 1085.1, (1599)
  239. East Northamptonshire, East Midlands, 1600.4, (1522), 1003.1, (954)
  240. Welwyn Hatfield, Eastern England, 1599.8, (1982), 1515.0, (1877)
  241. West Lindsey, East Midlands, 1596.9, (1536), 931.5, (896)
  242. West Oxfordshire, South-east England, 1595.4, (1783), 1076.4, (1203)
  243. South Gloucestershire, South-west England, 1590.6, (4578), 1031.6, (2969)
  244. Darlington, North-east England, 1588.4, (1706), 781.2, (839)
  245. Swale, South-east England, 1582.0, (2389), 1094.6, (1653)
  246. Peterborough, Eastern England, 1579.8, (3201), 922.4, (1869)
  247. Windsor and Maidenhead, South-east England, 1577.9, (2387), 1475.5, (2232)
  248. Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands, 1577.8, (2045), 945.9, (1226)
  249. Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, 1574.0, (2084), 1059.7, (1403)
  250. Babergh, Eastern England, 1571.1, (1457), 1136.6, (1054)
  251. Maidstone, South-east England, 1568.2, (2715), 1351.6, (2340)
  252. South Norfolk, Eastern England, 1563.6, (2237), 1240.0, (1774)
  253. Wellingborough, East Midlands, 1559.7, (1249), 914.1, (732)
  254. Eastleigh, South-east England, 1559.2, (2113), 1229.3, (1666)
  255. Brighton and Hove, South-east England, 1549.3, (4520), 1509.2, (4403)
  256. Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, 1547.9, (1121), 1129.5, (818)
  257. Sevenoaks, South-east England, 1546.3, (1877), 1435.9, (1743)
  258. North Hertfordshire, Eastern England, 1542.0, (2058), 1436.4, (1917)
  259. Ipswich, Eastern England, 1539.9, (2094), 1351.7, (1838)
  260. Eden, North-west England, 1527.3, (821), 669.7, (360)
  261. Reading, South-east England, 1526.8, (2448), 1211.2, (1942)
  262. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1522.7, (3971), 663.8, (1731)
  263. Northampton, East Midlands, 1519.0, (3407), 962.1, (2158)
  264. Worcester, West Midlands, 1519.0, (1523), 1146.0, (1149)
  265. Ashford, South-east England, 1515.1, (1985), 1104.4, (1447)
  266. Birmingham, West Midlands, 1494.4, (17044), 989.7, (11288)
  267. West Berkshire, South-east England, 1491.8, (2364), 1071.5, (1698)
  268. Portsmouth, South-east England, 1491.4, (3202), 995.4, (2137)
  269. South Oxfordshire, South-east England, 1487.7, (2139), 1253.3, (1802)
  270. Buckinghamshire, South-east England, 1486.5, (8132), 1238.4, (6775)
  271. Test Valley, South-east England, 1483.1, (1886), 1218.1, (1549)
  272. Harrogate, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1480.7, (2392), 1082.1, (1748)
  273. Richmondshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1477.7, (794), 655.1, (352)
  274. Vale of White Horse, South-east England, 1469.8, (2027), 1167.4, (1610)
  275. Hart, South-east England, 1469.1, (1434), 1277.6, (1247)
  276. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, South-west England, 1461.0, (5800), 1134.8, (4505)
  277. Wokingham, South-east England, 1455.1, (2531), 1379.7, (2400)
  278. Slough, South-east England, 1449.4, (2168), 997.5, (1492)
  279. Monmouthshire, Wales, 1442.8, (1373), 901.6, (858)
  280. King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Eastern England, 1439.4, (2177), 809.9, (1225)
  281. South Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, 1436.9, (2312), 1269.1, (2042)
  282. Hambleton, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1430.4, (1315), 919.2, (845)
  283. East Staffordshire, West Midlands, 1424.9, (1723), 886.5, (1072)
  284. Bath and North East Somerset, South-west England, 1424.4, (2797), 1019.6, (2002)
  285. Fareham, South-east England, 1420.0, (1652), 913.7, (1063)
  286. Plymouth, South-west England, 1419.1, (3730), 867.1, (2279)
  287. Adur, South-east England, 1416.2, (909), 1015.8, (652)
  288. Bradford, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1410.2, (7645), 673.5, (3651)
  289. Gloucester, South-west England, 1406.2, (1824), 922.1, (1196)
  290. Southampton, South-east England, 1394.4, (3526), 1116.8, (2824)
  291. Oxford, South-east England, 1392.6, (2111), 1223.7, (1855)
  292. Mole Valley, South-east England, 1386.7, (1214), 1328.4, (1163)
  293. Folkestone and Hythe, South-east England, 1385.5, (1570), 1029.8, (1167)
  294. Rutland, East Midlands, 1378.6, (558), 1178.5, (477)
  295. Havant, South-east England, 1378.0, (1741), 977.5, (1235)
  296. Scarborough, Yorkshire & the Humber, 1376.7, (1497), 684.2, (744)
  297. Gosport, South-east England, 1371.1, (1161), 889.2, (753)
  298. East Lindsey, East Midlands, 1366.6, (1941), 666.8, (947)
  299. South Northamptonshire, East Midlands, 1366.6, (1305), 1010.6, (965)
  300. Fenland, Eastern England, 1357.8, (1386), 900.3, (919)
  301. North Somerset, South-west England, 1348.0, (2906), 881.4, (1900)
  302. Dover, South-east England, 1341.6, (1590), 993.1, (1177)
  303. Eastbourne, South-east England, 1341.4, (1386), 918.5, (949)
  304. Worthing, South-east England, 1336.6, (1480), 1106.3, (1225)
  305. Horsham, South-east England, 1332.9, (1939), 1132.2, (1647)
  306. Guildford, South-east England, 1332.2, (2003), 1260.4, (1895)
  307. Herefordshire, West Midlands, 1332.0, (2579), 695.7, (1347)
  308. Canterbury, South-east England, 1320.4, (2202), 1084.8, (1809)
  309. Winchester, South-east England, 1317.5, (1659), 1245.2, (1568)
  310. Cambridge, Eastern England, 1315.3, (1645), 1237.8, (1548)
  311. Lewes, South-east England, 1310.8, (1357), 1162.0, (1203)
  312. Stroud, South-west England, 1303.5, (1576), 786.6, (951)
  313. New Forest, South-east England, 1294.7, (2326), 929.0, (1669)
  314. Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 1289.9, (1102), 764.4, (653)
  315. Breckland, Eastern England, 1281.4, (1810), 893.4, (1262)
  316. Cheltenham, South-west England, 1280.6, (1486), 1016.9, (1180)
  317. East Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, 1275.3, (1150), 900.5, (812)
  318. West Suffolk, Eastern England, 1270.1, (2252), 857.9, (1521)
  319. Wiltshire, South-west England, 1259.9, (6351), 942.1, (4749)
  320. Waverley, South-east England, 1257.9, (1592), 1160.0, (1468)
  321. Mid Suffolk, Eastern England, 1257.9, (1319), 1063.4, (1115)
  322. East Hampshire, South-east England, 1252.4, (1551), 1002.9, (1242)
  323. Wychavon, West Midlands, 1248.8, (1637), 903.2, (1184)
  324. North Norfolk, Eastern England, 1237.1, (1301), 751.2, (790)
  325. Dorset, South-west England, 1237.0, (4698), 826.5, (3139)
  326. Orkney Islands, Scotland, 1236.6, (277), 750.0, (168)
  327. Forest of Dean, South-west England, 1229.5, (1071), 664.7, (579)
  328. Wealden, South-east England, 1207.5, (1965), 1033.0, (1681)
  329. Hastings, South-east England, 1187.4, (1099), 761.7, (705)
  330. Somerset West and Taunton, South-west England, 1183.9, (1840), 750.9, (1167)
  331. Sedgemoor, South-west England, 1157.6, (1429), 723.4, (893)
  332. Cotswold, South-west England, 1156.6, (1044), 979.3, (884)
  333. South Somerset, South-west England, 1155.3, (1949), 687.0, (1159)
  334. Tewkesbury, South-west England, 1152.9, (1114), 891.1, (861)
  335. Mendip, South-west England, 1142.9, (1329), 896.1, (1042)
  336. South Holland, East Midlands, 1140.2, (1093), 686.4, (658)
  337. North Devon, South-west England, 1139.9, (1119), 537.8, (528)
  338. Chichester, South-east England, 1139.8, (1385), 897.1, (1090)
  339. Arun, South-east England, 1137.0, (1832), 741.0, (1194)
  340. Exeter, South-west England, 1124.3, (1499), 781.5, (1042)
  341. Boston, East Midlands, 1116.6, (791), 666.3, (472)
  342. Teignbridge, South-west England, 1085.6, (1466), 639.1, (863)
  343. East Devon, South-west England, 1074.4, (1591), 733.4, (1086)
  344. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, South-west England, 1061.6, (6110), 612.3, (3524)
  345. South Hams, South-west England, 1032.5, (908), 705.0, (620)
  346. Malvern Hills, West Midlands, 1030.9, (819), 682.2, (542)
  347. Torbay, South-west England, 1025.6, (1397), 604.9, (824)
  348. Mid Devon, South-west England, 1001.3, (834), 597.9, (498)
  349. Torridge, South-west England, 988.1, (679), 547.2, (376)
  350. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Scotland, 950.9, (252), 505.7, (134)
  351. Rother, South-east England, 947.1, (916), 795.1, (769)
  352. West Devon, South-west England, 899.6, (505), 586.0, (329)
  353. Isle of Wight, South-east England, 876.3, (1247), 630.4, (897)
  354. Shetland Islands, Scotland, 669.0, (153), 397.9, (91)

Speaking to Stormont's health committee on Thursday he said: "Generally it will be a relatively mild illness with a small number of exceptions but the rate of household transmission is very high with Omicron and once a child becomes infected and is at home, there is a high risk of transmission to parents, grandparents or wider members of the family".

The most recent infection figures showed that the UK's daily Covid cases fell for the second day in a row as 179,756 new infections were logged yesterday.

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While the figures are still high the drop is a promising sign – especially after record numbers of over 200,000 earlier in the week.

Yesterday's number of positive cases are five per cent less than last Thursday, the first week-on-week drop in a month.

Another 231 people sadly lost their lives while battling the virus in the past 24 hours.

Dr Claire Steves, a reader at King's College London working with the ZOE Covid Study App, said: "Omicron seems to be more successful at infecting those who have had previous vaccines but thankfully not necessarily leading to hospitalisation.

"So if you've only had two doses of vaccine so far and are eligible for a third dose, please do book it now."

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