Residents of Newark are being urged to follow strict advice on Covid-19 as more details emerge about concerns for the area.
Following a Local Action Committee meeting, Newark and Sherwood has been placed on the Government's watchlist and kept under close scrutiny.
The decision comes as the district recorded a steep rise in the number of positive cases over the past two weeks.
This now stands at 56 for the most recent 14-day period according to data from Nottinghamshire County Council.
Findings have shown a relatively high proportion of people being tested in the area are found to be positive for Covid-19.
The council states the majority of cases are people who live in Newark.
Some are linked to the Bakkavor desserts factory where the whole workforce is being tested following an outbreak.
But at this time, not all cases are linked to the Bakkavor site.
The watchlist showd the rate and trend in weekly incidents, and the proportion of people that are testing positive, for several local authorities.
The director of public health for Nottinghamshire Jonathan Gribbin said: “It is of critical importance that strict measures to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 are in place across the whole community, all of our workplaces, and in any setting where we meet with people outside of our immediate household.
“Residents, businesses and everyone living or working in Newark are strongly urged to follow all of the government guidance in full.
"It is still vital that everyone follows social distancing guidance in full including guidelines about car sharing, washing hands regularly, wearing face coverings, self-isolating and quickly getting a test if symptoms develops.”
