Nearly 140 areas in England have seen a rise in coronavirus infections since schools went back, according to new data.
Statistics show that, of the 315 monitored locations in the country, 137 have seen a surge in cases up to March 15.
When schools went back on March 8, the latest figures showed that 39 areas had experienced an increase in infections.
Experts have admitted that the decline in case rates is slowing, which could be put down to the return of pupils to classrooms.
But they added that this was to be expected.
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Corby in Northamptonshire continues to have the highest rate in England after seeing a rise from 137.1 to 188.3.
Barnsley has the second highest rate, up from 142.6 to 182.7, with 451 new cases.
Hull has the third highest rate, up from 157.8 to 173.2, with 450 new cases.
The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rise are:
- Richmondshire (up from 31.6 to 106.1)
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Rossendale (46.2 to 109.1)
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Melton (50.8 to 109.4)
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Corby (137.1 to 188.3)
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North Lincolnshire (94.0 to 139.9)
Professor Tim Spector OBE, who is leading the ZOE Covid Symptom Study, said the increase is linked to schools returning and is "no reason to worry".
He said: "After steady falls at the beginning of the week, we've seen cases levelling off in recent days, especially in Scotland, Wales and the North-East of England.
"This is to be expected after reopening schools across the country and is no reason to worry.
"We’re keeping a close eye on cases in school-aged children and so far there’s nothing alarming about the data.
"I believe we'll see case numbers holding steady for a little while before cases drop again.”
All the data is calculated using Public Health England data published on March 18 on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.
The list in full
From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to March 15; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to March 15; rate of new cases in the seven days to March 8; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to March 8.
Corby, 188.3, (136), 137.1, (99)
Barnsley, 182.7, (451), 142.6, (352)
Hull, 173.2, (450), 157.8, (410)
Redditch, 164.2, (140), 146.6, (125)
North East Lincolnshire, 148.5, (237), 108.4, (173)
Rotherham, 141.7, (376), 134.9, (358)
Bradford, 141.5, (764), 145.1, (783)
North Lincolnshire, 139.9, (241), 94.0, (162)
Peterborough, 135.0, (273), 133.5, (270)
Darlington, 129.2, (138), 98.3, (105)
Wakefield, 126.0, (439), 129.5, (451)
Boston, 124.0, (87), 121.1, (85)
Rochdale, 122.3, (272), 112.9, (251)
Luton, 121.6, (259), 106.5, (227)
Tameside, 120.5, (273), 107.7, (244)
Preston, 119.5, (171), 151.6, (217)
South Holland, 118.9, (113), 125.2, (119)
Salford, 117.8, (305), 102.4, (265)
Doncaster, 115.4, (360), 94.6, (295)
Fenland, 114.9, (117), 108.0, (110)
Leicester, 113.5, (402), 126.8, (449)
Blackburn with Darwen, 112.9, (169), 115.6, (173)
Melton, 109.4, (56), 50.8, (26)
Rossendale, 109.1, (78), 46.2, (33)
Wigan, 106.5, (350), 93.7, (308)
Richmondshire, 106.1, (57), 31.6, (17)
North West Leicestershire, 105.2, (109), 121.6, (126)
Middlesbrough, 105.0, (148), 97.9, (138)
Leeds, 104.9, (832), 99.9, (792)
Sheffield, 104.3, (610), 84.3, (493)
Oldham, 101.6, (241), 88.1, (209)
South Ribble, 101.1, (112), 113.7, (126)
East Northamptonshire, 100.5, (95), 65.6, (62)
Calderdale, 100.3, (212), 95.5, (202)
Bolton, 100.2, (288), 94.2, (271)
Bolsover, 99.3, (80), 74.5, (60)
Kirklees, 99.1, (436), 105.5, (464)
East Staffordshire, 98.5, (118), 107.7, (129)
Ribble Valley, 96.9, (59), 92.0, (56)
Tamworth, 96.5, (74), 73.0, (56)
Newark and Sherwood, 96.4, (118), 69.4, (85)
Hartlepool, 96.1, (90), 128.1, (120)
Bassetlaw, 95.4, (112), 142.2, (167)
Manchester, 95.1, (526), 83.6, (462)
Sunderland, 94.7, (263), 73.5, (204)
Wyre Forest, 93.8, (95), 98.7, (100)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 93.5, (121), 74.9, (97)
Southampton, 93.5, (236), 64.5, (163)
Stockton-on-Tees, 93.2, (184), 109.5, (216)
Stockport, 92.4, (271), 86.2, (253)
Sandwell, 89.8, (295), 92.6, (304)
Slough, 88.9, (133), 94.3, (141)
Solihull, 87.8, (190), 63.3, (137)
East Lindsey, 86.8, (123), 60.0, (85)
Gedling, 86.5, (102), 77.2, (91)
Blaby, 85.7, (87), 90.6, (92)
Charnwood, 84.5, (157), 93.6, (174)
Bury, 84.3, (161), 77.5, (148)
Mansfield, 84.2, (92), 82.3, (90)
Stoke-on-Trent, 83.5, (214), 104.5, (268)
Hillingdon, 80.8, (248), 72.7, (223)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 79.7, (272), 68.3, (233)
West Lindsey, 79.4, (76), 77.4, (74)
Stratford-on-Avon, 79.2, (103), 47.7, (62)
South Tyneside, 78.8, (119), 68.2, (103)
Burnley, 77.6, (69), 69.7, (62)
Birmingham, 75.0, (856), 86.4, (987)
County Durham, 74.9, (397), 71.3, (378)
St Helens, 74.8, (135), 88.6, (160)
North Tyneside, 74.6, (155), 79.8, (166)
Lichfield, 74.5, (78), 73.5, (77)
Wellingborough, 74.0, (59), 76.5, (61)
North Warwickshire, 73.5, (48), 93.5, (61)
Ashfield, 72.7, (93), 71.9, (92)
West Lancashire, 72.6, (83), 91.9, (105)
Walsall, 72.5, (207), 79.9, (228)
Cannock Chase, 72.4, (73), 66.5, (67)
Nottingham, 72.4, (241), 82.6, (275)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 72.4, (94), 70.1, (91)
South Kesteven, 72.3, (103), 66.7, (95)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 71.7, (217), 71.7, (217)
Rugby, 71.6, (78), 78.0, (85)
Warrington, 70.9, (149), 84.3, (177)
Selby, 69.5, (63), 64.0, (58)
Ealing, 69.3, (237), 74.0, (253)
Northampton, 69.0, (155), 76.1, (171)
South Derbyshire, 69.0, (74), 111.9, (120)
Rushcliffe, 68.8, (82), 66.3, (79)
Fylde, 68.1, (55), 74.3, (60)
Hyndburn, 67.9, (55), 102.4, (83)
Chorley, 66.8, (79), 61.8, (73)
Ipswich, 66.5, (91), 46.7, (64)
Kettering, 65.8, (67), 88.4, (90)
Swindon, 65.7, (146), 69.3, (154)
Harborough, 65.0, (61), 58.6, (55)
Milton Keynes, 64.6, (174), 69.0, (186)
Castle Point, 64.2, (58), 26.6, (24)
Lincoln, 63.4, (63), 90.6, (90)
Wolverhampton, 63.4, (167), 64.2, (169)
Pendle, 63.0, (58), 69.5, (64)
Harrow, 61.3, (154), 65.3, (164)
Huntingdonshire, 60.7, (108), 72.5, (129)
Broxtowe, 60.5, (69), 57.9, (66)
Hounslow, 60.4, (164), 69.2, (188)
Halton, 59.5, (77), 54.9, (71)
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 59.5, (90), 54.8, (83)
Breckland, 58.6, (82), 66.4, (93)
Derby, 57.9, (149), 83.9, (216)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 57.9, (57), 84.3, (83)
Worthing, 57.9, (64), 43.4, (48)
North Kesteven, 57.3, (67), 38.5, (45)
Spelthorne, 57.1, (57), 54.1, (54)
Dudley, 56.6, (182), 67.8, (218)
Stevenage, 55.8, (49), 64.9, (57)
Cheshire West and Chester, 55.7, (191), 59.5, (204)
North East Derbyshire, 55.2, (56), 51.3, (52)
Cheshire East, 54.9, (211), 62.0, (238)
Runnymede, 53.7, (48), 39.1, (35)
Daventry, 53.5, (46), 52.4, (45)
South Staffordshire, 53.4, (60), 53.4, (60)
Bromsgrove, 53.1, (53), 42.1, (42)
Erewash, 52.9, (61), 104.9, (121)
Liverpool, 52.6, (262), 52.0, (259)
Wychavon, 52.5, (68), 46.4, (60)
Crawley, 52.5, (59), 42.7, (48)
South Somerset, 52.3, (88), 51.7, (87)
Wycombe, 52.1, (91), 55.0, (96)
Oxford, 51.8, (79), 30.8, (47)
Warwick, 51.5, (74), 42.4, (61)
Northumberland, 51.2, (165), 52.1, (168)
Sefton, 51.0, (141), 63.3, (175)
Coventry, 50.9, (189), 70.8, (263)
Worcester, 50.4, (51), 47.4, (48)
Redcar and Cleveland, 50.3, (69), 80.9, (111)
Kingston upon Thames, 50.1, (89), 53.5, (95)
Brent, 50.0, (165), 48.2, (159)
Thurrock, 49.9, (87), 52.8, (92)
Woking, 49.6, (50), 46.6, (47)
Harlow, 49.4, (43), 59.7, (52)
Gateshead, 49.0, (99), 60.4, (122)
South Gloucestershire, 48.1, (137), 33.0, (94)
Eastleigh, 47.9, (64), 53.2, (71)
Central Bedfordshire, 47.8, (138), 46.8, (135)
Oadby and Wigston, 47.4, (27), 84.2, (48)
Hambleton, 46.9, (43), 41.5, (38)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 46.8, (53), 76.0, (86)
Newham, 46.7, (165), 52.1, (184)
Merton, 46.5, (96), 41.2, (85)
Amber Valley, 46.0, (59), 53.1, (68)
Sutton, 46.0, (95), 41.7, (86)
Trafford, 45.9, (109), 59.0, (140)
Redbridge, 45.9, (140), 48.5, (148)
Havering, 45.8, (119), 32.7, (85)
Chesterfield, 45.8, (48), 75.3, (79)
Arun, 45.4, (73), 69.7, (112)
Harrogate, 45.4, (73), 46.6, (75)
Wokingham, 45.0, (77), 23.4, (40)
Portsmouth, 44.7, (96), 60.5, (130)
Thanet, 44.4, (63), 45.1, (64)
Allerdale, 44.0, (43), 47.1, (46)
Colchester, 43.7, (85), 56.0, (109)
South Bucks, 42.8, (30), 45.7, (32)
Knowsley, 42.4, (64), 59.0, (89)
Reigate and Banstead, 42.4, (63), 29.6, (44)
Rochford, 42.3, (37), 27.5, (24)
Blackpool, 42.3, (59), 64.5, (90)
Wyre, 41.9, (47), 48.2, (54)
Bristol, 41.9, (194), 50.1, (232)
North Somerset, 41.9, (90), 36.3, (78)
High Peak, 41.0, (38), 62.6, (58)
Reading, 40.8, (66), 32.1, (52)
Bedford, 40.4, (70), 54.8, (95)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 40.3, (61), 51.5, (78)
Southend-on-Sea, 39.9, (73), 46.4, (85)
West Suffolk, 39.1, (70), 40.8, (73)
Vale of White Horse, 39.0, (53), 34.6, (47)
Gosport, 38.9, (33), 38.9, (33)
Barrow-in-Furness, 38.8, (26), 41.8, (28)
Lancaster, 38.3, (56), 35.6, (52)
Watford, 38.3, (37), 49.7, (48)
Fareham, 37.9, (44), 52.5, (61)
Waltham Forest, 37.5, (104), 41.5, (115)
South Cambridgeshire, 37.1, (59), 29.5, (47)
East Devon, 36.9, (54), 67.0, (98)
Shropshire, 36.5, (118), 38.4, (124)
Gravesham, 36.5, (39), 54.2, (58)
Epping Forest, 36.4, (48), 33.4, (44)
Mid Devon, 36.4, (30), 17.0, (14)
West Oxfordshire, 36.2, (40), 26.2, (29)
Winchester, 36.0, (45), 21.6, (27)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 35.6, (66), 38.9, (72)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 35.4, (140), 32.1, (127)
Sedgemoor, 34.9, (43), 38.2, (47)
Rushmoor, 34.9, (33), 30.7, (29)
Dover, 34.7, (41), 34.7, (41)
Croydon, 34.7, (134), 37.5, (145)
Derbyshire Dales, 34.6, (25), 178.4, (129)
Mole Valley, 34.4, (30), 27.5, (24)
Greenwich, 34.4, (99), 38.9, (112)
East Hampshire, 34.3, (42), 18.8, (23)
Dacorum, 34.2, (53), 57.5, (89)
Norwich, 34.1, (48), 32.7, (46)
Wandsworth, 34.0, (112), 38.8, (128)
Canterbury, 33.9, (56), 36.3, (60)
Barking and Dagenham, 33.8, (72), 52.1, (111)
Herefordshire, 33.7, (65), 20.7, (40)
Mid Suffolk, 33.7, (35), 23.1, (24)
Westminster, 33.7, (88), 33.7, (88)
Hertsmere, 33.4, (35), 40.0, (42)
Stroud, 33.3, (40), 38.3, (46)
Richmond upon Thames, 33.3, (66), 33.3, (66)
York, 33.2, (70), 51.3, (108)
Great Yarmouth, 33.2, (33), 19.1, (19)
Aylesbury Vale, 33.1, (66), 53.1, (106)
Hart, 33.0, (32), 15.5, (15)
Lambeth, 32.8, (107), 35.9, (117)
Wiltshire, 32.6, (163), 33.0, (165)
Wirral, 32.4, (105), 46.6, (151)
Medway, 32.3, (90), 41.3, (115)
North Hertfordshire, 32.2, (43), 24.0, (32)
Scarborough, 32.2, (35), 23.9, (26)
Elmbridge, 32.2, (44), 37.3, (51)
Bromley, 31.9, (106), 26.5, (88)
Islington, 31.8, (77), 23.9, (58)
Basildon, 31.5, (59), 58.8, (110)
Craven, 31.5, (18), 38.5, (22)
Sevenoaks, 31.5, (38), 24.0, (29)
Swale, 31.3, (47), 41.3, (62)
Cambridge, 31.3, (39), 23.2, (29)
Three Rivers, 31.1, (29), 26.8, (25)
Test Valley, 30.9, (39), 35.7, (45)
Welwyn Hatfield, 30.9, (38), 62.6, (77)
Guildford, 30.9, (46), 38.3, (57)
Braintree, 30.8, (47), 46.5, (71)
Ryedale, 30.7, (17), 30.7, (17)
Brighton and Hove, 30.3, (88), 29.6, (86)
Havant, 30.1, (38), 38.8, (49)
East Suffolk, 30.1, (75), 28.9, (72)
Ashford, 30.0, (39), 32.3, (42)
West Berkshire, 29.7, (47), 29.0, (46)
Dorset, 29.6, (112), 34.9, (132)
Adur, 29.5, (19), 10.9, (7)
Basingstoke and Deane, 29.4, (52), 45.3, (80)
Bracknell Forest, 29.4, (36), 38.4, (47)
Malvern Hills, 29.2, (23), 64.8, (51)
Barnet, 29.1, (115), 42.2, (167)
Chichester, 28.9, (35), 18.2, (22)
Tower Hamlets, 28.6, (93), 41.6, (135)
Enfield, 28.5, (95), 30.6, (102)
Dartford, 28.4, (32), 46.2, (52)
Stafford, 28.4, (39), 37.9, (52)
South Oxfordshire, 28.2, (40), 33.8, (48)
Haringey, 27.9, (75), 30.2, (81)
Plymouth, 27.9, (73), 31.7, (83)
Rutland, 27.6, (11), 60.1, (24)
Bexley, 27.4, (68), 29.4, (73)
Uttlesford, 27.4, (25), 32.9, (30)
Tandridge, 27.2, (24), 37.4, (33)
Somerset West and Taunton, 27.1, (42), 11.6, (18)
Kensington and Chelsea, 26.9, (42), 23.1, (36)
East Cambridgeshire, 26.7, (24), 17.8, (16)
Telford and Wrekin, 26.7, (48), 43.4, (78)
Carlisle, 26.7, (29), 21.2, (23)
South Northamptonshire, 26.5, (25), 29.6, (28)
Lewisham, 26.2, (80), 23.5, (72)
Chiltern, 26.1, (25), 21.9, (21)
East Hertfordshire, 26.0, (39), 38.7, (58)
Broadland, 26.0, (34), 28.3, (37)
Camden, 25.6, (69), 30.4, (82)
Epsom and Ewell, 24.8, (20), 33.5, (27)
Broxbourne, 24.7, (24), 35.0, (34)
Tendring, 24.6, (36), 43.0, (63)
New Forest, 24.4, (44), 25.5, (46)
Chelmsford, 24.1, (43), 35.9, (64)
Horsham, 23.6, (34), 16.7, (24)
Exeter, 23.6, (31), 24.4, (32)
Surrey Heath, 23.5, (21), 22.4, (20)
Lewes, 23.2, (24), 32.9, (34)
St Albans, 22.9, (34), 24.3, (36)
Babergh, 22.8, (21), 20.6, (19)
Torbay, 22.7, (31), 36.0, (49)
Eden, 22.5, (12), 13.1, (7)
Mendip, 22.5, (26), 51.9, (60)
Gloucester, 22.5, (29), 24.0, (31)
Southwark, 22.3, (71), 26.0, (83)
Maidstone, 22.1, (38), 25.0, (43)
Cherwell, 21.3, (32), 35.9, (54)
Bath and North East Somerset, 21.2, (41), 25.9, (50)
Tewkesbury, 20.0, (19), 31.6, (30)
Tonbridge and Malling, 19.7, (26), 15.1, (20)
Brentwood, 19.5, (15), 54.5, (42)
Eastbourne, 19.3, (20), 13.5, (14)
South Norfolk, 19.2, (27), 22.7, (32)
Copeland, 19.1, (13), 41.1, (28)
Folkestone and Hythe, 18.6, (21), 31.9, (36)
Hastings, 18.3, (17), 30.2, (28)
Tunbridge Wells, 17.7, (21), 12.6, (15)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 17.0, (97), 11.9, (68)
Isle of Wight, 16.9, (24), 14.1, (20)
Mid Sussex, 16.6, (25), 23.2, (35)
North Norfolk, 16.2, (17), 10.5, (11)
Cotswold, 15.6, (14), 14.5, (13)
Cheltenham, 15.5, (18), 23.2, (27)
Hackney and City of London, 15.1, (44), 28.2, (82)
Forest of Dean, 15.0, (13), 31.1, (27)
South Lakeland, 14.3, (15), 20.0, (21)
Waverley, 11.1, (14), 23.7, (30)
Wealden, 10.5, (17), 13.6, (22)
Teignbridge, 10.4, (14), 23.1, (31)
Rother, 10.4, (10), 9.4, (9)
Maldon, 9.2, (6), 16.9, (11)
South Hams, 8.0, (7), 4.6, (4)
Torridge, 7.3, (5), 8.8, (6)
North Devon, 6.2, (6), 10.3, (10)
West Devon, 5.4, (3), 3.6, (2)
