Parts of England are still seeing increases in coronavirus infection rates as lockdown begins easing.
Restrictions began gradually lifting this week as schools reopened fully for the first time in months on Monday.
Infection rates have been dropping steadily around the UK as winter shutdown and vaccine rollout both take effect.
Tragically the UK's death toll lift by 231 on Tuesday. However the figure was a striking 78% drop on the number of fatalities recorded at the same time last month.
Of the 315 local areas in England, 15 (or 5%) are still seeing a rise in case rates as society begins its phased reopening.
In more promising statistics, 299 areas of England ( or 95% of the country) have seen a fall and one is unchanged, according to the latest official figures.
South Derbyshire has the highest Covid rate in England, with 160 new cases recorded in the seven days to March 5 - the equivalent of 149.2 cases per 100,000 people.
This is down from 155.7 per 100,000 in the seven days to February 26.
Barnsley has the second highest rate, down from 167.7 to 146.2, with 361 new cases.
Redditch in Worcestershire is in third place, down from 175.9 to 145.4, with 124 new cases.
The figures, for the seven days to March 5, are based on tests carried out in laboratories and in the wider community (pillar two).
The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.
Data for the most recent four days (March 6-9) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.
The top five areas to record a week-on-week rise are:
Derbyshire Dales (up from 63.6 to 132.7)
Craven, North Yorkshire (31.5 to 47.3)
East Devon (41.7 to 54.7)
Canterbury, Kent (24.2 to 33.3)
Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire (60.1 to 66.6)
A further ten areas are also still recording week-on-week rises.
However it should be noted that some of the areas below were recording case numbers in the single digits, and therefore the rises in infection rates are not statistically significant.
The ten other areas recording rises in infection rates, ranked by the size of the increase are:
Uttlesford, Essex (24.1 to 29.6 or 22 to 27 cases)
South Bucks, Buckinghamshire (45.7 to 50.0 or 32 to 25 cases)
Kingston upon Thames, London (40.6 to 44.5 or 72 to 79 cases)
West Devon (7.2 to 10.8 or four to six cases)
Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire (50.4 to 53.8, r 89 to 95 cases)
Elmbridge, Surrey (35.1 to 37.3 or 48 to 51 cases)
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire (27.4 to 28.4 or 26 to 27 cases)
West Oxfordshire (25.3 to 26.2 or 28 to 29 cases)
Guildford, Surrey (34.2 to 34.9 or 51 to 52 cases)
South Somerset (46.9 to 47.5 or 79 to 80 cases)
Full list of infection rates by area
The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on March 9 on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.
Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to March 5; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to March 5; rate of new cases in the seven days to February 26; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to February 26.
South Derbyshire, 149.2, (160), 155.7, (167)
Barnsley, 146.2, (361), 167.7, (414)
Redditch, 145.4, (124), 175.9, (150)
Rotherham, 145.1, (385), 160.1, (425)
Hull, 144.4, (375), 165.9, (431)
Peterborough, 143.9, (291), 195.8, (396)
Preston, 141.1, (202), 178.9, (256)
Bradford, 140.1, (756), 173.6, (937)
South Holland, 140.0, (133), 193.6, (184)
Leicester, 138.9, (492), 207.8, (736)
Wakefield, 138.1, (481), 138.4, (482)
Derbyshire Dales, 132.7, (96), 63.6, (46)
North West Leicestershire, 132.2, (137), 198.8, (206)
Corby, 130.2, (94), 231.2, (167)
Boston, 122.6, (86), 179.6, (126)
Hartlepool, 118.5, (111), 156.9, (147)
Bassetlaw, 117.5, (138), 154.1, (181)
Rochdale, 116.9, (260), 164.1, (365)
Middlesbrough, 112.8, (159), 157.5, (222)
Hyndburn, 112.3, (91), 165.3, (134)
Fenland, 110.9, (113), 195.4, (199)
North East Lincolnshire, 110.9, (177), 120.3, (192)
Luton, 108.9, (232), 170.9, (364)
East Staffordshire, 106.1, (127), 165.3, (198)
Wyre Forest, 105.6, (107), 132.3, (134)
Ashfield, 104.0, (133), 175.9, (225)
Bolton, 102.6, (295), 172.5, (496)
Blaby, 102.4, (104), 132.0, (134)
Kirklees, 102.3, (450), 153.5, (675)
Leeds, 100.2, (795), 141.8, (1125)
Tameside, 100.2, (227), 156.7, (355)
Charnwood, 99.5, (185), 138.8, (258)
Doncaster, 98.8, (308), 149.1, (465)
Stoke-on-Trent, 97.9, (251), 133.4, (342)
South Ribble, 97.5, (108), 145.3, (161)
Sandwell, 97.1, (319), 183.9, (604)
West Lancashire, 97.1, (111), 98.9, (113)
Blackburn with Darwen, 96.9, (145), 158.3, (237)
Stockton-on-Tees, 96.8, (191), 128.7, (254)
North Warwickshire, 96.5, (63), 168.5, (110)
Erewash, 96.2, (111), 156.0, (180)
Salford, 95.4, (247), 137.2, (355)
North Tyneside, 94.8, (197), 106.8, (222)
Oadby and Wigston, 94.7, (54), 173.6, (99)
Wigan, 94.6, (311), 140.0, (460)
Nottingham, 94.6, (315), 162.2, (540)
Mansfield, 94.2, (103), 172.9, (189)
Darlington, 93.6, (100), 138.6, (148)
Gedling, 93.3, (110), 163.7, (193)
Birmingham, 88.3, (1008), 130.8, (1493)
Walsall, 88.3, (252), 136.6, (390)
Bury, 86.9, (166), 172.3, (329)
Ribble Valley, 85.4, (52), 95.3, (58)
St Helens, 84.7, (153), 166.7, (301)
Rugby, 84.5, (92), 118.4, (129)
Derby, 84.3, (217), 139.9, (360)
Rushcliffe, 83.9, (100), 107.4, (128)
Sunderland, 83.9, (233), 126.4, (351)
Tamworth, 83.4, (64), 173.4, (133)
Huntingdonshire, 83.2, (148), 95.0, (169)
Warrington, 82.9, (174), 100.5, (211)
County Durham, 82.4, (437), 105.1, (557)
Stockport, 82.1, (241), 154.4, (453)
Fylde, 81.7, (66), 112.7, (91)
Northampton, 81.5, (183), 121.1, (272)
Burnley, 81.0, (72), 109.1, (97)
Slough, 80.9, (121), 143.8, (215)
North Lincolnshire, 80.7, (139), 94.6, (163)
West Lindsey, 80.5, (77), 129.6, (124)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 80.1, (104), 121.6, (158)
Calderdale, 79.4, (168), 117.8, (249)
Manchester, 79.4, (439), 137.3, (759)
Oldham, 78.9, (187), 139.2, (330)
Sheffield, 78.7, (460), 118.5, (693)
Bolsover, 78.2, (63), 146.5, (118)
Chesterfield, 78.2, (82), 100.1, (105)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 78.0, (101), 88.1, (114)
Blackpool, 77.4, (108), 81.0, (113)
Dudley, 76.5, (246), 128.4, (413)
Malvern Hills, 76.2, (60), 106.7, (84)
Newark and Sherwood, 76.0, (93), 126.6, (155)
Rutland, 75.1, (30), 107.7, (43)
Coventry, 74.6, (277), 111.7, (415)
Wellingborough, 74.0, (59), 130.5, (104)
Redcar and Cleveland, 73.6, (101), 100.6, (138)
Harborough, 73.6, (69), 116.2, (109)
Lincoln, 73.5, (73), 112.8, (112)
Arun, 73.4, (118), 87.1, (140)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 73.4, (83), 120.2, (136)
Ealing, 72.6, (248), 112.1, (383)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 72.3, (219), 82.2, (249)
Milton Keynes, 71.3, (192), 109.9, (296)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 71.1, (70), 72.1, (71)
Sefton, 70.9, (196), 91.2, (252)
South Tyneside, 70.9, (107), 121.2, (183)
Lichfield, 70.6, (74), 93.6, (98)
Hounslow, 70.3, (191), 106.4, (289)
Broxtowe, 70.2, (80), 140.3, (160)
Kettering, 68.8, (70), 119.9, (122)
Hillingdon, 68.8, (211), 91.2, (280)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 68.6, (234), 81.8, (279)
Wolverhampton, 68.3, (180), 122.3, (322)
Swindon, 68.0, (151), 104.0, (231)
Welwyn Hatfield, 66.6, (82), 60.1, (74)
Stevenage, 66.0, (58), 94.5, (83)
Cannock Chase, 65.5, (66), 115.1, (116)
Rossendale, 64.4, (46), 102.1, (73)
Breckland, 64.3, (90), 74.3, (104)
Halton, 64.1, (83), 85.0, (110)
Warwick, 64.0, (92), 82.1, (118)
Colchester, 63.7, (124), 90.9, (177)
Dacorum, 63.3, (98), 74.3, (115)
Copeland, 63.1, (43), 98.3, (67)
Cheshire East, 63.0, (242), 85.6, (329)
Gravesham, 62.7, (67), 64.5, (69)
High Peak, 62.6, (58), 89.6, (83)
Watford, 62.1, (60), 94.2, (91)
Harrow, 61.7, (155), 88.4, (222)
East Northamptonshire, 61.4, (58), 100.5, (95)
Wychavon, 61.0, (79), 106.6, (138)
Knowsley, 61.0, (92), 123.3, (186)
Cheshire West and Chester, 60.9, (209), 95.0, (326)
Amber Valley, 60.9, (78), 115.5, (148)
Liverpool, 60.8, (303), 117.1, (583)
Basildon, 59.8, (112), 68.9, (129)
Gateshead, 58.9, (119), 98.5, (199)
Worcester, 58.3, (59), 102.7, (104)
Bedford, 58.3, (101), 110.2, (191)
Chorley, 57.5, (68), 101.5, (120)
Bromsgrove, 57.1, (57), 88.1, (88)
Barking and Dagenham, 56.8, (121), 78.4, (167)
Barrow-in-Furness, 56.7, (38), 64.1, (43)
Southampton, 56.2, (142), 105.3, (266)
South Kesteven, 56.2, (80), 92.7, (132)
Wycombe, 56.1, (98), 108.8, (190)
Newham, 56.1, (198), 56.1, (198)
South Staffordshire, 56.0, (63), 102.3, (115)
Selby, 55.2, (50), 67.3, (61)
Harlow, 55.1, (48), 80.4, (70)
Thanet, 55.0, (78), 66.9, (95)
Northumberland, 54.9, (177), 86.2, (278)
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 54.8, (83), 84.6, (128)
East Devon, 54.7, (80), 41.7, (61)
Tendring, 54.6, (80), 96.2, (141)
Telford and Wrekin, 54.5, (98), 154.6, (278)
Trafford, 54.3, (129), 108.3, (257)
Pendle, 54.3, (50), 106.4, (98)
Basingstoke and Deane, 53.8, (95), 50.4, (89)
Crawley, 53.4, (60), 96.1, (108)
Brentwood, 53.2, (41), 75.3, (58)
Woking, 52.6, (53), 83.3, (84)
Portsmouth, 52.6, (113), 91.7, (197)
Eastleigh, 52.4, (70), 72.6, (97)
Brent, 51.6, (170), 86.7, (286)
Braintree, 51.1, (78), 68.8, (105)
Solihull, 50.8, (110), 82.3, (178)
Thurrock, 50.5, (88), 88.9, (155)
Daventry, 50.0, (43), 95.4, (82)
South Bucks, 50.0, (35), 45.7, (32)
Dartford, 49.7, (56), 67.5, (76)
Central Bedfordshire, 49.2, (142), 74.5, (215)
Aylesbury Vale, 49.1, (98), 80.2, (160)
Allerdale, 49.1, (48), 110.5, (108)
Spelthorne, 49.1, (49), 75.1, (75)
Wirral, 48.8, (158), 88.9, (288)
Bristol, 48.3, (224), 81.6, (378)
Havant, 47.5, (60), 72.9, (92)
South Somerset, 47.5, (80), 46.9, (79)
Redbridge, 47.5, (145), 72.1, (220)
Craven, 47.3, (27), 31.5, (18)
Mendip, 46.7, (54), 58.8, (68)
Stratford-on-Avon, 46.1, (60), 72.3, (94)
Harrogate, 46.0, (74), 74.0, (119)
Merton, 46.0, (95), 71.2, (147)
Southend-on-Sea, 45.9, (84), 55.7, (102)
Shropshire, 45.8, (148), 93.5, (302)
Dover, 45.7, (54), 62.6, (74)
York, 45.6, (96), 66.0, (139)
North East Derbyshire, 45.3, (46), 66.0, (67)
Worthing, 45.2, (50), 108.5, (120)
East Lindsey, 45.2, (64), 72.0, (102)
Stroud, 45.0, (54), 51.7, (62)
Melton, 44.9, (23), 84.0, (43)
South Gloucestershire, 44.9, (128), 59.3, (169)
Sutton, 44.6, (92), 75.6, (156)
Kingston upon Thames, 44.5, (79), 40.6, (72)
Sedgemoor, 43.8, (54), 79.6, (98)
Waltham Forest, 43.7, (121), 54.9, (152)
Lancaster, 43.1, (63), 115.7, (169)
Three Rivers, 42.9, (40), 67.5, (63)
Richmondshire, 42.8, (23), 91.2, (49)
Greenwich, 42.7, (123), 52.1, (150)
Barnet, 42.4, (168), 69.2, (274)
Ipswich, 42.4, (58), 92.0, (126)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 41.6, (63), 57.5, (87)
Wandsworth, 41.6, (137), 62.8, (207)
North Somerset, 41.4, (89), 51.2, (110)
Swale, 40.6, (61), 65.3, (98)
Fareham, 40.4, (47), 72.3, (84)
North Kesteven, 40.2, (47), 106.1, (124)
Reading, 40.2, (65), 74.8, (121)
Gosport, 40.1, (34), 66.0, (56)
Stafford, 40.1, (55), 90.3, (124)
Medway, 39.8, (111), 65.3, (182)
West Suffolk, 39.1, (70), 54.7, (98)
Westminster, 39.0, (102), 40.2, (105)
Rochford, 38.9, (34), 69.8, (61)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 38.9, (72), 75.6, (140)
Hertsmere, 38.1, (40), 62.0, (65)
Croydon, 38.0, (147), 64.6, (250)
Tandridge, 37.4, (33), 45.4, (40)
Elmbridge, 37.3, (51), 35.1, (48)
Cherwell, 37.2, (56), 71.8, (108)
Hambleton, 37.1, (34), 66.6, (61)
Lambeth, 37.1, (121), 47.2, (154)
Havering, 37.0, (96), 60.9, (158)
Wyre, 36.6, (41), 74.9, (84)
Tower Hamlets, 36.3, (118), 45.3, (147)
Castle Point, 35.4, (32), 49.8, (45)
Vale of White Horse, 35.3, (48), 58.1, (79)
Wokingham, 35.1, (60), 61.4, (105)
Guildford, 34.9, (52), 34.2, (51)
Norwich, 34.9, (49), 51.2, (72)
Richmond upon Thames, 34.8, (69), 49.0, (97)
Southwark, 34.5, (110), 37.0, (118)
Bracknell Forest, 34.3, (42), 58.8, (72)
Wiltshire, 34.2, (171), 62.8, (314)
Chelmsford, 34.2, (61), 57.2, (102)
East Hertfordshire, 34.1, (51), 40.7, (61)
Ashford, 33.8, (44), 40.0, (52)
Rushmoor, 33.8, (32), 63.4, (60)
Folkestone and Hythe, 33.6, (38), 44.2, (50)
Canterbury, 33.3, (55), 24.2, (40)
Torbay, 33.0, (45), 50.6, (69)
Dorset, 32.8, (124), 53.9, (204)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 32.6, (129), 68.8, (272)
Brighton and Hove, 32.3, (94), 46.1, (134)
Epsom and Ewell, 32.2, (26), 47.1, (38)
Camden, 32.2, (87), 39.3, (106)
Enfield, 32.1, (107), 49.4, (165)
Broxbourne, 31.9, (31), 52.4, (51)
Test Valley, 31.7, (40), 63.4, (80)
Hastings, 31.3, (29), 74.5, (69)
Scarborough, 31.3, (34), 47.8, (52)
Forest of Dean, 31.1, (27), 33.4, (29)
New Forest, 31.1, (56), 48.3, (87)
Gloucester, 31.0, (40), 31.8, (41)
Plymouth, 30.5, (80), 33.2, (87)
Epping Forest, 30.4, (40), 67.6, (89)
Hackney and City of London, 30.3, (88), 48.5, (141)
Oxford, 30.2, (46), 82.0, (125)
Mole Valley, 29.8, (26), 43.6, (38)
West Berkshire, 29.7, (47), 61.8, (98)
Uttlesford, 29.6, (27), 24.1, (22)
North Hertfordshire, 29.2, (39), 46.4, (62)
Islington, 28.9, (70), 39.6, (96)
South Oxfordshire, 28.9, (41), 45.8, (65)
Bexley, 28.6, (71), 56.4, (140)
Carlisle, 28.5, (31), 67.2, (73)
East Suffolk, 28.5, (71), 41.7, (104)
Tewkesbury, 28.4, (27), 27.4, (26)
Cheltenham, 28.4, (33), 32.7, (38)
Surrey Heath, 28.0, (25), 56.0, (50)
Bath and North East Somerset, 27.9, (54), 39.3, (76)
East Cambridgeshire, 27.8, (25), 56.8, (51)
South Cambridgeshire, 27.7, (44), 49.7, (79)
Sevenoaks, 27.3, (33), 29.8, (36)
Great Yarmouth, 27.2, (27), 78.5, (78)
Haringey, 27.2, (73), 53.6, (144)
Lewes, 27.1, (28), 48.4, (50)
Mid Devon, 26.7, (22), 42.5, (35)
West Oxfordshire, 26.2, (29), 25.3, (28)
Kensington and Chelsea, 25.6, (40), 42.9, (67)
Bromley, 25.6, (85), 43.9, (146)
South Northamptonshire, 25.4, (24), 55.0, (52)
East Hampshire, 25.3, (31), 34.3, (42)
Waverley, 25.3, (32), 38.0, (48)
Maidstone, 25.0, (43), 41.3, (71)
Mid Suffolk, 24.1, (25), 34.7, (36)
Cambridge, 24.0, (30), 71.3, (89)
Mid Sussex, 23.8, (36), 51.6, (78)
Winchester, 23.2, (29), 32.8, (41)
Chiltern, 22.9, (22), 49.0, (47)
Herefordshire, 22.8, (44), 64.8, (125)
South Norfolk, 22.7, (32), 44.0, (62)
Hart, 22.7, (22), 48.4, (47)
Chichester, 22.3, (27), 43.8, (53)
Ryedale, 21.7, (12), 48.8, (27)
Broadland, 21.4, (28), 47.4, (62)
Somerset West and Taunton, 21.3, (33), 43.2, (67)
Reigate and Banstead, 20.8, (31), 45.7, (68)
Babergh, 20.6, (19), 34.8, (32)
Runnymede, 20.1, (18), 45.8, (41)
South Lakeland, 20.0, (21), 42.8, (45)
Lewisham, 19.9, (61), 37.6, (115)
Exeter, 19.0, (25), 46.4, (61)
St Albans, 18.9, (28), 45.8, (68)
Maldon, 18.5, (12), 55.4, (36)
Tonbridge and Malling, 18.2, (24), 49.9, (66)
Eastbourne, 17.4, (18), 47.2, (49)
Teignbridge, 17.1, (23), 21.6, (29)
Adur, 17.1, (11), 42.0, (27)
Cotswold, 16.7, (15), 31.2, (28)
Tunbridge Wells, 14.3, (17), 43.8, (52)
Wealden, 14.2, (23), 24.2, (39)
Horsham, 13.2, (19), 27.8, (40)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 12.8, (73), 21.5, (123)
North Devon, 11.3, (11), 13.4, (13)
West Devon, 10.8, (6), 7.2, (4)
North Norfolk, 10.5, (11), 31.5, (33)
Rother, 10.4, (10), 32.3, (31)
Torridge, 10.3, (7), 11.7, (8)
Eden, 9.4, (5), 63.8, (34)
Isle of Wight, 7.1, (10), 19.8, (28)
South Hams, 5.7, (5), 12.6, (11)
