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PA Media has published figures showing the rolling seven-day rate for new coronavirus cases for every local authority in England. Here are the top 100 local areas, rated according to where there are the highest number of new cases per head of population.
There are four figures for every local authority. They show: the rate of new cases in the seven days to 13 September, expressed as number of new cases per 100,000 people; (the total actual number of new cases in that period); the rate of new cases in the seven days to 6 September, expressed as number of new cases per 100,000 people; (and the actual number of new cases in that period).
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During his interview on the Today programme this morning Edward Argar, the health minister, also confirmed that the government would shortly issue guidance on how it would prioritise access to testing. He said teachers would be among those getting priority.
We will see this in the next few days, the official guidance coming out that will prioritise frontline NHS care workers, teachers and similar.
It is possible that there are people with symptoms who apply for a test who have to wait longer because we are prioritising those key frontline workers we need to keep our NHS and care system working.
Continue reading…News updates: Edward Argar says Boris Johnson does not want a new national lockdown; Matt Hancock due to announce restrictions in north-east of England Health minister rejects claims of two-week national lockdownNorth-east of England faces new restrictionsBoris Johnson appears to criticise Priti Patel for rule of six snoopingUp to 25,000 teachers in England self-isolatingGlobal coronavirus live blog 10.10am BSTPA Media has published figures showing the rolling seven-day rate for new coronavirus cases for every local authority in England. Here are the top 100 local areas, rated according to where there are the highest number of new cases per head of population.There are four figures for every local authority. They show: the rate of new cases in the seven days to 13 September, expressed as number of new cases per 100,000 people; (the total actual number of new cases in that period); the rate of new cases in the seven days to 6 September, expressed as number of new cases per 100,000 people; (and the actual number of new cases in that period). 9.48am BSTDuring his interview on the Today programme this morning Edward Argar, the health minister, also confirmed that the government would shortly issue guidance on how it would prioritise access to testing. He said teachers would be among those getting priority.We will see this in the next few days, the official guidance coming out that will prioritise frontline NHS care workers, teachers and similar.It is possible that there are people with symptoms who apply for a test who have to wait longer because we are prioritising those key frontline workers we need to keep our NHS and care system working. Continue reading…