Nearly six in every 10 areas in England have seen a week-on-week rise in Covid cases, with new hotspots emerging.
Latest Public Health England figures show that 126 of the country's 315 local authority areas - 59 per cent - saw cases rise in the week to Saturday.
Peterborough, Oadby and Wigston, Hinckley and Bosworth, Derby and Cambridge saw the sharpest rises.
Meanwhile Exeter, where 790 people tested positive, saw its infection rate soar from 541.1 cases per 100,000 to 601.2 - making it England's second worst-hit place behind Lincoln, which recorded a fall in cases.
Lincoln has a rate of 621.4 per 100,000 people, down significantly from 716.0 a week earlier.
According to the Department of Health, 196,047 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past seven days across the whole of the UK - a seven per cent rise compared to the previous week.
Scroll down to see how Covid rates have changed in your area
But there is encouraging news, with 126 areas seeing Covid rates fall, while two remained the same.
The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are:
- Peterborough (up from 301.1 to 441.0)
- Oadby and Wigston (249.1 to 384.1)
- Hinckley and Bosworth (272.2 to 394.2)
- Derby (235.1 to 338.1)
- Cambridge (322.1 to 423.1)
The UK today recorded its highest number of daily Covid deaths since March, with 146 lives lost to the virus.
Today's figure is the highest daily figure since March 6, when 153 fatalities were reported, and brings the official death toll since the start of the pandemic to 130,503.
The Department of Health said a further 23,510 people had tested positive for coronavirus in 24 hours - a slight increase on the 21,691 confirmed last week.
There have been 622 Covid deaths in the past seven days, a 14.8 per cent increase compared to the previous week.
But encouraging figures show hospitalisations are falling, with 5,308 admissions in the past seven days, 11.8 per cent lower than the week before.
Earlier today new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the weekly number of coronavirus deaths in England and Wales has climbed to its highest level since the end of March.
A total of 404 deaths registered in the week ending July 30 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is up 24 per cent on the previous week and is the highest number since 719 deaths were registered in the week to March 26.
Deaths increased in seven of England's nine regions, with the biggest rise in Yorkshire and the Humber, where there were 30 more fatalities compared with the previous week.
Covid in your area - the full list
From left to right: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 6; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 6; rate of new cases in the seven days to July 30; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to July 30.
Lincoln, 621.4, (617), 716.0, (711)
Exeter, 601.2, (790), 541.1, (711)
Hull, 580.1, (1507), 512.7, (1332)
Mansfield, 499.5, (546), 435.4, (476)
Blackpool, 486.9, (679), 490.5, (684)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 486.2, (1922), 507.2, (2005)
Torbay, 482.2, (657), 420.5, (573)
North East Lincolnshire, 478.8, (764), 450.6, (719)
Brighton and Hove, 472.0, (1373), 391.6, (1139)
Sheffield, 466.6, (2729), 470.5, (2752)
Norwich, 452.4, (636), 400.5, (563)
Plymouth, 443.3, (1162), 443.3, (1162)
Peterborough, 441.0, (892), 301.1, (609)
Cambridge, 423.1, (528), 322.1, (402)
Ashfield, 416.7, (533), 335.4, (429)
Bristol, 413.3, (1915), 411.5, (1907)
Blaby, 411.7, (418), 335.9, (341)
North Kesteven, 408.0, (477), 392.6, (459)
Leeds, 404.0, (3204), 388.8, (3084)
Middlesbrough, 403.6, (569), 552.6, (779)
Bassetlaw, 396.7, (466), 350.8, (412)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 394.2, (446), 272.2, (308)
Salford, 394.1, (1020), 424.6, (1099)
Calderdale, 392.5, (830), 395.4, (836)
Bolsover, 392.2, (316), 338.9, (273)
Rushcliffe, 391.0, (466), 401.9, (479)
Southampton, 386.5, (976), 398.4, (1006)
Oadby and Wigston, 384.1, (219), 249.1, (142)
Leicester, 380.6, (1348), 348.1, (1233)
Rotherham, 374.9, (995), 371.1, (985)
Nottingham, 374.6, (1247), 389.3, (1296)
Knowsley, 374.5, (565), 391.7, (591)
Gedling, 369.8, (436), 338.4, (399)
Cheltenham, 368.9, (429), 326.7, (380)
Wakefield, 367.8, (1281), 372.7, (1298)
Redcar and Cleveland, 367.5, (504), 433.1, (594)
North Lincolnshire, 363.3, (626), 300.7, (518)
Liverpool, 362.6, (1806), 354.4, (1765)
East Hertfordshire, 362.6, (543), 361.9, (542)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 360.5, (1230), 316.0, (1078)
Kettering, 359.6, (366), 334.1, (340)
Lambeth, 357.3, (1165), 323.9, (1056)
Gloucester, 357.0, (461), 299.7, (387)
Solihull, 355.4, (769), 353.6, (765)
Swindon, 354.2, (787), 314.1, (698)
Erewash, 351.0, (405), 273.0, (315)
Kirklees, 349.3, (1536), 310.8, (1367)
Newark and Sherwood, 348.0, (426), 392.1, (480)
Oldham, 346.3, (821), 338.7, (803)
Manchester, 344.8, (1906), 350.9, (1940)
Doncaster, 343.7, (1072), 388.3, (1211)
Barnsley, 343.5, (848), 333.8, (824)
Wandsworth, 343.4, (1132), 300.6, (991)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 342.4, (634), 386.2, (715)
Harborough, 340.1, (319), 253.7, (238)
Derby, 338.1, (870), 235.1, (605)
Stockton-on-Tees, 338.0, (667), 469.2, (926)
St. Helens, 337.8, (610), 373.8, (675)
Boston, 337.7, (237), 255.1, (179)
Birmingham, 335.4, (3830), 307.9, (3516)
York, 334.7, (705), 252.1, (531)
Portsmouth, 334.6, (719), 297.8, (640)
East Lindsey, 334.4, (474), 256.1, (363)
North Devon, 331.5, (322), 249.1, (242)
Eastleigh, 330.1, (441), 303.2, (405)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 328.8, (1880), 247.5, (1415)
Crawley, 328.3, (369), 275.8, (310)
Mid Devon, 328.0, (270), 258.8, (213)
Stockport, 326.5, (958), 289.7, (850)
East Devon, 326.1, (477), 276.9, (405)
Copeland, 325.6, (222), 302.1, (206)
Sandwell, 325.2, (1068), 324.3, (1065)
Northampton, 324.6, (729), 304.5, (684)
Teignbridge, 323.5, (434), 284.0, (381)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 322.6, (977), 355.7, (1077)
Fylde, 321.9, (260), 347.9, (281)
Bradford, 321.8, (1737), 320.3, (1729)
Wolverhampton, 319.0, (840), 275.3, (725)
Reading, 319.0, (516), 250.3, (405)
Warrington, 318.6, (669), 326.6, (686)
Broxtowe, 318.3, (363), 283.3, (323)
Selby, 316.7, (287), 258.2, (234)
Wellingborough, 316.2, (252), 266.0, (212)
Great Yarmouth, 316.1, (314), 275.8, (274)
Luton, 315.9, (673), 265.7, (566)
Croydon, 314.4, (1216), 263.5, (1019)
Watford, 313.7, (303), 286.8, (277)
Daventry, 313.0, (269), 230.4, (198)
Tamworth, 311.6, (239), 252.9, (194)
Bedford, 311.0, (539), 287.4, (498)
Lewisham, 310.3, (949), 279.2, (854)
Gravesham, 309.5, (331), 269.3, (288)
Broxbourne, 309.4, (301), 274.5, (267)
South Gloucestershire, 309.0, (881), 331.5, (945)
Bath and North East Somerset, 308.9, (597), 322.3, (623)
Stevenage, 308.5, (271), 259.5, (228)
Preston, 306.7, (439), 300.4, (430)
Charnwood, 306.7, (570), 277.1, (515)
Bury, 306.3, (585), 292.7, (559)
Adur, 304.8, (196), 275.3, (177)
West Lancashire, 303.6, (347), 326.3, (373)
North East Derbyshire, 303.6, (308), 326.2, (331)
Dorset, 303.6, (1149), 275.6, (1043)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 303.3, (394), 265.6, (345)
Ealing, 303.1, (1036), 307.2, (1050)
Hertsmere, 303.1, (318), 288.8, (303)
South Derbyshire, 303.0, (325), 223.8, (240)
South Kesteven, 302.6, (431), 232.4, (331)
Burnley, 302.5, (269), 354.3, (315)
Merton, 302.1, (624), 250.8, (518)
Rugby, 302.0, (329), 256.1, (279)
Redditch, 301.4, (257), 244.0, (208)
Southwark, 300.5, (958), 301.4, (961)
Halton, 299.8, (388), 285.9, (370)
Barrow-in-Furness, 299.8, (201), 289.3, (194)
Trafford, 298.7, (709), 290.7, (690)
Mid Sussex, 298.6, (451), 238.4, (360)
Dudley, 298.5, (960), 280.2, (901)
Walsall, 298.4, (852), 292.5, (835)
Brent, 298.1, (983), 303.5, (1001)
Hartlepool, 297.9, (279), 349.1, (327)
Darlington, 297.7, (318), 373.6, (399)
North Tyneside, 297.7, (619), 355.9, (740)
Milton Keynes, 296.9, (800), 287.2, (774)
Bromsgrove, 296.4, (296), 295.4, (295)
Tameside, 295.8, (670), 288.8, (654)
Chichester, 295.6, (358), 279.9, (339)
Harlow, 295.2, (257), 296.3, (258)
Torridge, 294.4, (201), 259.3, (177)
Tower Hamlets, 294.4, (956), 287.3, (933)
Newham, 293.9, (1038), 271.9, (960)
West Lindsey, 293.7, (281), 312.5, (299)
South Cambridgeshire, 292.9, (466), 219.4, (349)
East Cambridgeshire, 292.7, (263), 195.9, (176)
Tewkesbury, 291.5, (277), 248.4, (236)
Worthing, 291.2, (322), 274.9, (304)
Coventry, 289.9, (1077), 283.2, (1052)
Sefton, 289.8, (801), 301.4, (833)
Tandridge, 289.3, (255), 228.1, (201)
Scarborough, 288.7, (314), 290.6, (316)
North Hertfordshire, 286.7, (383), 223.9, (299)
Stroud, 285.9, (343), 251.7, (302)
Reigate and Banstead, 285.7, (425), 219.2, (326)
Rochdale, 285.5, (635), 303.9, (676)
Sutton, 285.4, (589), 226.3, (467)
South Staffordshire, 284.6, (320), 269.5, (303)
Welwyn Hatfield, 284.5, (350), 256.8, (316)
Islington, 283.7, (688), 297.8, (722)
Medway, 283.2, (789), 326.7, (910)
Wyre, 282.8, (317), 333.7, (374)
Corby, 282.5, (204), 342.0, (247)
Derbyshire Dales, 282.1, (204), 240.6, (174)
Harrow, 281.9, (708), 290.7, (730)
Hackney and City of London, 280.6, (816), 273.3, (795)
Harrogate, 280.4, (451), 265.5, (427)
Sedgemoor, 280.1, (345), 207.0, (255)
Oxford, 279.4, (426), 305.7, (466)
South Norfolk, 277.5, (391), 293.2, (413)
Havering, 277.4, (720), 257.4, (668)
Elmbridge, 276.3, (378), 243.4, (333)
Hounslow, 276.2, (750), 272.9, (741)
North West Leicestershire, 276.0, (286), 299.2, (310)
Cannock Chase, 275.9, (278), 232.2, (234)
Lichfield, 274.9, (288), 205.2, (215)
Wirral, 274.1, (888), 307.4, (996)
Greenwich, 273.7, (788), 274.0, (789)
Stoke-on-Trent, 273.0, (700), 251.2, (644)
Three Rivers, 272.2, (254), 295.7, (276)
South Tyneside, 270.9, (409), 385.5, (582)
High Peak, 270.9, (251), 271.9, (252)
New Forest, 270.4, (487), 233.8, (421)
Huntingdonshire, 270.3, (481), 228.1, (406)
Dartford, 270.0, (304), 304.6, (343)
Hart, 268.9, (261), 226.6, (220)
Gosport, 268.7, (228), 228.7, (194)
Warwick, 268.5, (386), 209.4, (301)
Epping Forest, 267.3, (352), 287.8, (379)
Wycombe, 265.7, (464), 231.9, (405)
Sunderland, 264.7, (735), 342.1, (950)
Richmondshire, 264.3, (142), 260.6, (140)
Kingston upon Thames, 264.2, (469), 241.7, (429)
Brentwood, 263.6, (203), 231.1, (178)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 263.5, (399), 214.0, (324)
Amber Valley, 262.2, (336), 223.2, (286)
Fareham, 259.8, (302), 255.5, (297)
Wiltshire, 259.8, (1299), 261.2, (1306)
Uttlesford, 259.6, (237), 268.4, (245)
Pendle, 259.5, (239), 245.4, (226)
North Warwickshire, 258.9, (169), 285.0, (186)
Horsham, 258.7, (372), 205.9, (296)
Bracknell Forest, 258.7, (317), 244.0, (299)
St Albans, 258.7, (384), 227.0, (337)
Cheshire West and Chester, 258.3, (886), 261.2, (896)
Hillingdon, 257.8, (791), 241.8, (742)
Stratford-on-Avon, 257.5, (335), 212.9, (277)
South Bucks, 257.0, (180), 248.4, (174)
Basingstoke and Deane, 256.5, (453), 193.1, (341)
Redbridge, 256.5, (783), 261.8, (799)
Waltham Forest, 256.0, (709), 294.6, (816)
Wyre Forest, 255.7, (259), 247.8, (251)
South Hams, 255.2, (222), 235.6, (205)
Worcester, 254.9, (258), 251.9, (255)
Colchester, 254.7, (496), 252.2, (491)
Haringey, 254.6, (684), 289.6, (778)
County Durham, 254.1, (1347), 297.7, (1578)
East Staffordshire, 253.0, (303), 259.7, (311)
Gateshead, 252.9, (511), 348.4, (704)
Northumberland, 252.1, (813), 282.2, (910)
Havant, 250.4, (316), 232.9, (294)
Barnet, 250.3, (991), 263.2, (1042)
Dacorum, 250.1, (387), 239.1, (370)
Barking and Dagenham, 249.9, (532), 237.2, (505)
Slough, 249.4, (373), 206.0, (308)
Cheshire East, 248.6, (955), 252.8, (971)
Woking, 247.0, (249), 196.4, (198)
Craven, 246.8, (141), 222.3, (127)
Maidstone, 246.2, (423), 224.6, (386)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 245.8, (242), 216.4, (213)
Bexley, 243.3, (604), 276.7, (687)
Bromley, 243.1, (808), 254.9, (847)
Southend-on-Sea, 243.0, (445), 267.6, (490)
Somerset West and Taunton, 242.4, (376), 244.3, (379)
Hambleton, 242.4, (222), 248.9, (228)
Wigan, 242.2, (796), 283.9, (933)
Ribble Valley, 241.4, (147), 175.7, (107)
Thurrock, 240.9, (420), 286.8, (500)
Allerdale, 240.4, (235), 199.5, (195)
Telford and Wrekin, 240.2, (432), 227.4, (409)
Surrey Heath, 239.6, (214), 154.5, (138)
Breckland, 239.3, (335), 211.5, (296)
Richmond upon Thames, 238.4, (472), 276.7, (548)
Kensington and Chelsea, 238.3, (372), 247.9, (387)
Broadland, 237.0, (310), 266.9, (349)
Camden, 236.3, (638), 222.6, (601)
Arun, 233.3, (375), 244.5, (393)
South Ribble, 232.9, (258), 253.6, (281)
Central Bedfordshire, 232.8, (672), 280.3, (809)
Lancaster, 231.4, (338), 237.6, (347)
Hyndburn, 230.7, (187), 223.3, (181)
Cherwell, 230.6, (347), 210.6, (317)
Rutland, 230.4, (92), 313.1, (125)
Mendip, 229.3, (265), 181.7, (210)
Spelthorne, 227.4, (227), 278.4, (278)
Wokingham, 227.3, (389), 233.8, (400)
Chesterfield, 226.9, (238), 267.9, (281)
West Berkshire, 225.9, (358), 206.4, (327)
Test Valley, 225.9, (285), 229.1, (289)
Basildon, 225.4, (422), 211.5, (396)
Mole Valley, 223.5, (195), 206.3, (180)
Ashford, 223.0, (290), 205.3, (267)
West Suffolk, 222.3, (398), 173.7, (311)
Epsom and Ewell, 222.0, (179), 236.9, (191)
Chorley, 221.6, (262), 270.7, (320)
Chiltern, 221.0, (212), 224.1, (215)
Wychavon, 221.0, (286), 252.6, (327)
Waverley, 220.1, (278), 182.9, (231)
Lewes, 219.8, (227), 231.4, (239)
Winchester, 219.4, (274), 229.9, (287)
Rossendale, 218.2, (156), 230.8, (165)
Guildford, 218.1, (325), 197.3, (294)
Aylesbury Vale, 217.1, (433), 183.5, (366)
Fenland, 217.0, (221), 145.3, (148)
South Northamptonshire, 217.0, (205), 238.1, (225)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 216.3, (280), 216.3, (280)
Dover, 215.9, (255), 183.7, (217)
Tunbridge Wells, 215.6, (256), 256.1, (304)
East Hampshire, 214.2, (262), 181.5, (222)
Westminster, 213.5, (558), 263.3, (688)
South Somerset, 212.1, (357), 178.2, (300)
East Northamptonshire, 211.6, (200), 260.2, (246)
North Somerset, 210.6, (453), 234.8, (505)
Chelmsford, 209.7, (374), 242.7, (433)
Ryedale, 209.5, (116), 158.9, (88)
Rushmoor, 209.3, (198), 192.4, (182)
Eastbourne, 209.2, (217), 169.6, (176)
South Holland, 207.3, (197), 149.4, (142)
Enfield, 206.7, (690), 207.6, (693)
Vale of White Horse, 206.6, (281), 189.0, (257)
Stafford, 205.4, (282), 201.0, (276)
Ipswich, 205.2, (281), 229.3, (314)
Tonbridge and Malling, 203.6, (269), 247.4, (327)
Runnymede, 201.3, (180), 212.5, (190)
Braintree, 201.2, (307), 208.4, (318)
Bolton, 200.7, (577), 213.5, (614)
Maldon, 200.2, (130), 191.0, (124)
Shropshire, 200.2, (647), 154.7, (500)
Sevenoaks, 197.9, (239), 260.9, (315)
East Suffolk, 197.2, (492), 216.1, (539)
Folkestone and Hythe, 194.7, (220), 162.0, (183)
Melton, 193.3, (99), 191.4, (98)
Thanet, 193.1, (274), 195.2, (277)
Tendring, 191.0, (280), 212.9, (312)
Hastings, 189.9, (176), 225.6, (209)
Wealden, 189.5, (306), 198.2, (320)
Canterbury, 188.6, (312), 230.4, (381)
South Oxfordshire, 188.0, (267), 178.8, (254)
West Devon, 186.4, (104), 161.3, (90)
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 181.7, (275), 127.5, (193)
Forest of Dean, 180.9, (157), 160.2, (139)
Blackburn with Darwen, 179.7, (269), 175.0, (262)
West Oxfordshire, 177.1, (196), 198.8, (220)
Cotswold, 175.8, (158), 170.3, (153)
Castle Point, 174.8, (158), 226.8, (205)
South Lakeland, 169.4, (178), 182.7, (192)
Rochford, 164.8, (144), 247.2, (216)
Mid Suffolk, 164.6, (171), 201.2, (209)
Carlisle, 151.8, (165), 169.3, (184)
Swale, 150.6, (226), 171.9, (258)
Babergh, 147.8, (136), 192.3, (177)
North Norfolk, 146.9, (154), 214.6, (225)
Rother, 139.5, (134), 168.6, (162)
Herefordshire, 136.4, (263), 146.3, (282)
Isle of Wight, 129.8, (184), 184.1, (261)
Malvern Hills, 127.1, (100), 133.4, (105)
Eden, 103.3, (55), 116.4, (62)
