Rising coronavirus cases in Leeds are among the unvaccinated populations, Leeds City Council has revealed.
The authority has said the rise is predominantly the 18-24 year-olds who have yet to receive their Covid jab.
This comes as the rates city-wide were discovered to be the worst in Yorkshire.
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According to figures calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on June 29, Leeds rate was 316.7 per 100,000 people with 2,512 cases in the seven days up to June 25.
This is up from 220.8 per 100,000 people with 1,751 cases.
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The worst affected area in the city is Headingley, which has a large student population.
A statement from the council said: “We are seeing increasing rates in our unvaccinated population predominantly the 18-24 year olds.
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"We are doing everything we can to encourage vaccination uptake and deploying additional resources to areas of high prevalence of infection.
"We are working closely with the DHSC to offer additional testing for those both symptomatic and asymptomatic in high case rate areas and are encouraging people to socialise responsibly and continue to adhere to Covid prevention advice.”
