CASES of Covid-19 are still rising in 35 areas in England and this interactive map reveals if yours is on the list.
Data from Public Health England (PHE) states that over the last seven days cases have fallen in 88 per cent of local authorities.
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Just two have remained unchanged in the seven days leading up to February 25, with Burnley in Lancashire staying at 113.6 cases per 100,000 and Rother in East Sussex remaining at 32.3 per 100,000.
A fall in infection rates is key to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown.
Restrictions are set to be lifted gradually with the possibility of normal life resuming in the summer if infection rates continue to plummet.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock also last night revealed how the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines has had an impact.
He said that the number of over 80s being admitted to intensive care units with the virus has tumbled to 10 Covid patients being admitted every day.
The 35 areas in England where Covid cases are still rising
The figures, for the seven days to February 25, 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.
The figure on the LEFT is where cases currently sit, with the figure on the RIGHT being the case numbers seven days ago.
Fenland, 214.0, (218), 197.3, (201)
South Holland, 203.1, (193), 171.5, (163)
Boston, 186.7, (131), 175.3, (123)
Oadby and Wigston, 177.1, (101), 171.9, (98)
Hyndburn, 162.9, (132), 139.4, (113)
Hull, 157.8, (410), 146.7, (381)
West Lindsey, 136.9, (131), 118.1, (113)
North East Lincolnshire, 131.6, (210), 115.9, (185)
Lincoln, 116.8, (116), 113.8, (113)
Richmondshire, 115.4, (62), 93.1, (50)
Worthing, 110.3, (122), 74.2, (82)
Swindon, 108.0, (240), 101.3, (225)
Ipswich, 97.1, (133), 90.6, (124)
North Lincolnshire, 95.8, (165), 92.9, (160)
Watford, 95.3, (92), 82.8, (80)
Dacorum, 76.9, (119), 67.2, (104)
Hastings, 76.6, (71), 63.7, (59)
Eden, 73.2, (39), 62.0, (33)
York, 72.6, (153), 67.9, (143)
East Lindsey, 68.4, (97), 47.3, (67)
Cambridge, 68.1, (85), 67.3, (84)
Epping Forest, 66.1, (87), 65.3, (86)
Maldon, 63.1, (41), 58.5, (38)
Vale of White Horse, 61.0, (83), 60.3, (82)
Mendip, 60.6, (70), 56.2, (65)
Wokingham, 58.4, (100), 54.3, (93)
South Somerset, 54.6, (92), 51.7, (87)
Eastbourne, 54.0, (56), 52.1, (54)
Tower Hamlets, 52.7, (171), 50.2, (163)
Tunbridge Wells, 47.2, (56), 46.3, (55)
Islington, 43.3, (105), 38.8, (94)
Cheltenham, 43.0, (50), 33.5, (39)
Cotswold, 40.1, (36), 32.3, (29)
Torridge, 14.6, (10), 11.7, (8)
West Devon, 9.0, (5), 7.2, (4)
So far in the UK over 20.2 million people have had a first dose of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab or the Pfizer/BioNTech offering, with over 800,000 having had a second.
Mr Hancock said that "a single shot of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine or of the Pfizer vaccine works against severe infection among the over-70s with a more than 80 per cent reduction in hospitalisations".
"In fact, the detailed data show that the protection that you get from catching Covid 35 days after a first jab is even slightly better for the Oxford jab than for Pfizer, albeit both results are clearly very strong", he added.
While the jabs continue to protect those most vulnerable, infections are still rising in some areas of the county.
In the last seven days cases have risen in 11 per cent of areas.
One of the places with the biggest increase in cases is Worthing in West Sussex.
Cases here have jumped from 74.2 to 110.3.
In Lincolnshire, South Holland has also seen a rise, going from 171.5 to 203.1.
It is believed that the rise in cases in the area is due to increased testing, as well as outbreaks among field and factory workers, The Lincolnite reported.
Looking further north to Lancashire and Hyndburn witnessed a rise in cases, going from 139.4 to 162.9.
Richmondshire in North Yorkshire has also jumped from 93.1 to 115.4.
Just yesterday, health bosses in the area said they would be rolling out the vaccine programme to everyone aged over 60 and those with underlying health conditions.
Figures from the region show that so far around 247,629 people have been given the jab.
BE PATIENT
Another area that has seen a rise in cases is East Lindsey in Lincolnshire.
Cases there have risen from 47.3 to 68.4 and the local council this weekened issued a plea to residents to continue to follow the rules after people flocked to beauty spots due to the mild weather.
The leader of East Lindsey District Council told local media that people need to have some patience when it comes to riding out the rest of lockdown.
He said: “Effectively, it was very evident that lots of people have gone over and above the usual local people walking dogs, out exercising and shopping.
“It’s people getting impatient.
“Even though it might only be a few weeks until April 12 when things can ease up a bit more, that time is needed for the vaccine rollout to continue and for the vaccine to be effective in those groups inoculated."
While cases are still rising in 35 areas, some of the most infected parts of the country have witnessed a drop in infection rates.
Corby in Northamptonshire continues to have the highest rate in England, with 191 new cases recorded in the seven days to February 25 – the equivalent of 264.5 cases per 100,000 people.
This is down from 330.9 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to February 18.
Leicester has the second highest rate, down from 254.9 to 217.1, with 769 new cases.
Data from PHE shows that West Devon is the least infected part of the country, however in the last seven days cases there have risen slightly from 7.2 per 100,000 to 9.
The figures from PHE come as it was yesterday reported that Covid deaths rose by 104 – the lowest toll since October.
Cases have increased by 5,455, bringing the total to 4,182,009.
It brings the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 122,953.
Yesterday's rise in fatalities is 42 per cent lower than the 178 deaths recorded on February 22.
And it is significantly below the 230 deaths reported the week before on February 15.
It marks the lowest rise in deaths since October 26, when 102 deaths were recorded.
Cases are also nearly half of last Monday's figure of 10,641, in a sign that lockdown measures are continuing to slow the spread.
Yesterday's rise in infections is the lowest since September 20, when 5,325 cases were reported.
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