Only two northern areas are among England's top 50 coronavirus hotspots

Only two areas in the North are now in the top 50 coronavirus infection hotspots.

New data released by Public Health England shows how significantly the centre of the pandemic has shifted in recent months.

In September and October cities such as Liverpool and Manchester were placed under stricter measures than their southern counterparts in a bid to lower their soaring infection rates.

Now only Burnley and South Tyneside are in the top 50 list.

The worst hit area is Swale, a part of east Kent where there were 951 new cases recorded in the seven days to December 9 - the equivalent of 633.7 cases per 100,000 people.

All but one of the ten worst hit areas are in London, Kent or Essex.

The movement of the centre of the pandemic in England from the north to the south has been occurring slowly over the past two months.

South Tynside is 38th in the list (Andy Commins / Daily Mirror)

Four weeks ago Bristol became the first city in the south to top the infection rate list.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 208 have seen a rise in case rates, 105 have seen a fall, and two areas are unchanged.

Medway, also in Kent, has the second highest rate, up from 605.6 to 613.9, with 1,710 new cases.

Basildon in Essex is in third place, where the rate has risen sharply from 372.9 to 613.8, with 1,149 new cases.

Aside from Basildon, the areas with the biggest week-on-week jumps are Hastings (up from 114.4 to 370.2, with 343 new cases); Ashford (up from 206.9 to 452.2, with 588 new cases); and Canterbury (up from 264.2 to 469.8, with 777 new cases).

Burnley is 33rd in the list (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)

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 December 9; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 9; rate of new cases in the seven days to December 2; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 2.

1. Swale, 633.7, (951), 579.7, (870)
2. Medway, 613.9, (1710), 605.6, (1687)
3. Basildon, 613.8, (1149), 372.9, (698)
4. Dover, 518.9, (613), 314.9, (372)
5. Havering, 506.3, (1314), 321.3, (834)
6. Lincoln, 486.4, (483), 377.6, (375)
7. Maidstone, 482.5, (829), 400.4, (688)
8. Gravesham, 477.8, (511), 363.8, (389)
9. Canterbury, 469.8, (777), 264.2, (437)
10. Ashford, 452.2, (588), 206.9, (269)
11. Thanet, 421.4, (598), 425.6, (604)
12. Folkestone and Hythe, 408.0, (461), 248.7, (281)
13. Brentwood, 402.5, (310), 225.9, (174)
14. Redbridge, 398.1, (1215), 296.5, (905)
15. Boston, 391.9, (275), 454.6, (319)
16. Broxbourne, 390.6, (380), 219.0, (213)
17. Waltham Forest, 385.2, (1067), 258.9, (717)
18. Thurrock, 384.3, (670), 212.8, (371)
19. Barking and Dagenham, 383.7, (817), 300.6, (640)
20. Epping Forest, 375.9, (495), 217.9, (287)
21. Tonbridge and Malling, 375.3, (496), 238.4, (315)
22. Hastings, 370.2, (343), 114.4, (106)
23. Dartford, 352.6, (397), 255.8, (288)
24. Enfield, 337.0, (1125), 199.5, (666)
25. Newham, 331.3, (1170), 244.9, (865)
26. Oadby and Wigston, 319.2, (182), 247.3, (141)
27. Southend-on-Sea, 315.6, (578), 160.5, (294)
28. Bexley, 311.3, (773), 251.3, (624)
29. Tower Hamlets, 302.4, (982), 209.1, (679)
30. Luton, 295.7, (630), 276.5, (589)
31. Slough, 295.6, (442), 250.1, (374)
32. Stoke-on-Trent, 295.3, (757), 362.4, (929)
33. Burnley, 287.9, (256), 267.7, (238)
34. Castle Point, 287.7, (260), 183.7, (166)
35. East Staffordshire, 278.1, (333), 221.3, (265)
36. Chelmsford, 274.7, (490), 106.5, (190)
37. Watford, 272.3, (263), 182.2, (176)
38. South Tyneside, 272.2, (411), 213.9, (323)
39. Braintree, 268.0, (409), 97.6, (149)
40. Merton, 265.8, (549), 189.3, (391)
41. Harlow, 265.3, (231), 228.6, (199)
42. Rochford, 264.4, (231), 158.0, (138)
43. Bromley, 261.8, (870), 172.4, (573)
44. Wolverhampton, 261.6, (689), 244.9, (645)
45. West Lindsey, 256.1, (245), 214.3, (205)
46. Leicester, 255.5, (905), 247.6, (877)
47. Harrow, 252.8, (635), 179.6, (451)
48. Kingston upon Thames, 249.6, (443), 211.8, (376)
49. Greenwich, 248.3, (715), 158.0, (455)
50. Haringey, 244.9, (658), 175.0, (470)
51. Stafford, 244.8, (336), 180.7, (248)
52. Woking, 244.1, (246), 221.2, (223)
53. North Kesteven, 242.9, (284), 248.9, (291)
54. Blackburn with Darwen, 242.5, (363), 299.9, (449)
55. Pendle, 241.0, (222), 283.4, (261)
56. Peterborough, 239.8, (485), 205.2, (415)
57. Hertsmere, 237.3, (249), 147.7, (155)
58. Hartlepool, 237.0, (222), 243.4, (228)
59. Tunbridge Wells, 236.7, (281), 144.9, (172)
60. Hackney and City of London, 236.6, (688), 170.2, (495)
61. Milton Keynes, 235.7, (635), 173.7, (468)
62. Runnymede, 234.8, (210), 250.5, (224)
63. Melton, 232.4, (119), 173.8, (89)
64. Sutton, 227.8, (470), 157.0, (324)
65. Rother, 226.9, (218), 155.1, (149)
66. Blaby, 225.6, (229), 188.1, (191)
67. Bassetlaw, 223.1, (262), 256.3, (301)
68. South Derbyshire, 221.9, (238), 130.5, (140)
69. Northampton, 221.7, (498), 166.1, (373)
70. Croydon, 211.8, (819), 151.8, (587)
71. Bury, 211.5, (404), 221.0, (422)
72. Aylesbury Vale, 210.6, (420), 135.4, (270)
73. Rossendale, 209.8, (150), 244.8, (175)
74. Gloucester, 208.3, (269), 170.4, (220)
75. Rochdale, 207.7, (462), 224.8, (500)
76. Chorley, 205.6, (243), 171.7, (203)
77. Rotherham, 205.3, (545), 196.3, (521)
78. Hillingdon, 204.3, (627), 167.8, (515)
79. Tandridge, 204.2, (180), 131.6, (116)
80. Middlesbrough, 203.6, (287), 173.1, (244)
81. Spelthorne, 203.3, (203), 134.2, (134)
82. Bracknell Forest, 202.4, (248), 117.5, (144)
83. Ipswich, 202.3, (277), 125.6, (172)
84. Birmingham, 199.7, (2280), 191.5, (2187)
85. Brent, 199.2, (657), 147.1, (485)
86. Hounslow, 198.5, (539), 155.4, (422)
87. Reading, 197.2, (319), 151.4, (245)
88. Staffordshire Moorlands, 196.1, (193), 210.3, (207)
89. Dudley, 194.7, (626), 234.1, (753)
90. Barnet, 194.0, (768), 165.2, (654)
91. Preston, 192.8, (276), 201.2, (288)
92. Bolsover, 192.4, (155), 142.7, (115)
93. Sandwell, 190.9, (627), 233.5, (767)
94. Doncaster, 190.5, (594), 204.9, (639)
95. Newcastle-under-Lyme, 190.0, (246), 230.2, (298)
96. Hull, 189.8, (493), 214.8, (558)
97. Darlington, 189.1, (202), 229.4, (245)
98. Central Bedfordshire, 186.0, (537), 89.0, (257)
99. Southwark, 185.1, (590), 108.5, (346)
100. Maldon, 184.8, (120), 95.5, (62)
101. Ealing, 184.0, (629), 162.4, (555)
102. Ribble Valley, 183.9, (112), 133.0, (81)
103. Lewisham, 183.8, (562), 113.8, (348)
104. Cannock Chase, 180.6, (182), 188.6, (190)
105. Epsom and Ewell, 179.8, (145), 145.1, (117)
106. Wigan, 179.8, (591), 194.4, (639)
107. South Ribble, 179.6, (199), 168.8, (187)
108. Wycombe, 178.7, (312), 144.3, (252)
109. Sevenoaks, 178.1, (215), 135.8, (164)
110. Manchester, 176.9, (978), 175.1, (968)
111. Warwick, 176.0, (253), 100.2, (144)
112. Lambeth, 174.5, (569), 118.4, (386)
113. East Lindsey, 174.3, (247), 206.7, (293)
114. Portsmouth, 174.0, (374), 123.3, (265)
115. Wandsworth, 172.9, (570), 120.7, (398)
116. Derby, 172.2, (443), 138.0, (355)
117. South Bucks, 171.3, (120), 107.1, (75)
118. Walsall, 171.3, (489), 209.5, (598)
119. Hyndburn, 169.0, (137), 214.7, (174)
120. Bradford, 168.2, (908), 210.6, (1137)
121. Bedford, 167.3, (290), 109.1, (189)
122. Havant, 167.2, (211), 107.7, (136)
123. Nuneaton and Bedworth, 167.1, (217), 180.9, (235)
124. Calderdale, 166.9, (353), 220.4, (466)
125. South Kesteven, 166.4, (237), 200.1, (285)
126. Surrey Heath, 165.7, (148), 129.9, (116)
127. Chiltern, 164.7, (158), 86.5, (83)
128. North Lincolnshire, 164.3, (283), 176.4, (304)
129. Dacorum, 164.1, (254), 103.4, (160)
130. Amber Valley, 163.9, (210), 151.4, (194)
131. Kirklees, 163.7, (720), 209.4, (921)
132. Scarborough, 163.7, (178), 159.1, (173)
133. Gedling, 162.9, (192), 138.3, (163)
134. Forest of Dean, 162.5, (141), 73.7, (64)
135. South Staffordshire, 161.9, (182), 171.7, (193)
136. Newark and Sherwood, 161.7, (198), 186.2, (228)
137. Islington, 161.3, (391), 120.4, (292)
138. Oldham, 160.3, (380), 176.7, (419)
139. Wakefield, 159.9, (557), 183.2, (638)
140. Three Rivers, 159.7, (149), 128.6, (120)
141. Ashfield, 159.5, (204), 137.6, (176)
142. Wokingham, 157.8, (270), 128.6, (220)
143. Sunderland, 157.0, (436), 156.3, (434)
144. County Durham, 155.3, (823), 149.0, (790)
145. Blackpool, 154.2, (215), 137.7, (192)
146. Northumberland, 152.6, (492), 167.8, (541)
147. Oxford, 152.2, (232), 122.0, (186)
148. Stockton-on-Tees, 152.0, (300), 175.8, (347)
149. Nottingham, 152.0, (506), 158.0, (526)
150. East Hertfordshire, 150.9, (226), 151.6, (227)
151. Solihull, 149.7, (324), 152.5, (330)
152. Hammersmith and Fulham, 148.5, (275), 99.4, (184)
153. Harborough, 148.2, (139), 110.9, (104)
154. South Gloucestershire, 148.0, (422), 137.1, (391)
155. Redcar and Cleveland, 147.3, (202), 129.8, (178)
156. Bolton, 147.1, (423), 180.8, (520)
157. Coventry, 145.3, (540), 137.3, (510)
158. Lichfield, 145.1, (152), 151.8, (159)
159. Mansfield, 144.5, (158), 128.1, (140)
160. North Warwickshire, 144.0, (94), 147.1, (96)
161. Great Yarmouth, 141.9, (141), 122.8, (122)
162. West Lancashire, 141.7, (162), 119.9, (137)
163. Tamworth, 139.5, (107), 170.8, (131)
164. Barrow-in-Furness, 138.7, (93), 85.0, (57)
165. East Northamptonshire, 138.6, (131), 105.8, (100)
166. Rushmoor, 138.5, (131), 68.7, (65)
167. Elmbridge, 138.2, (189), 110.4, (151)
168. Richmond upon Thames, 137.4, (272), 82.3, (163)
169. Bromsgrove, 137.2, (137), 115.1, (115)
170. Kensington and Chelsea, 137.1, (214), 103.1, (161)
171. Leeds, 136.0, (1079), 153.1, (1214)
172. Chesterfield, 134.4, (141), 132.5, (139)
173. High Peak, 133.8, (124), 85.3, (79)
174. Salford, 133.7, (346), 139.9, (362)
175. Telford and Wrekin, 132.3, (238), 126.2, (227)
176. Wellingborough, 131.7, (105), 125.5, (100)
177. Camden, 131.5, (355), 88.9, (240)
178. Barnsley, 131.2, (324), 158.4, (391)
179. St Albans, 130.7, (194), 103.7, (154)
180. South Holland, 130.5, (124), 147.3, (140)
181. Sheffield, 130.5, (763), 153.7, (899)
182. North West Leicestershire, 130.3, (135), 114.9, (119)
183. Hinckley and Bosworth, 129.9, (147), 107.0, (121)
184. Gosport, 129.7, (110), 128.5, (109)
185. Warrington, 129.0, (271), 127.1, (267)
186. Rugby, 128.5, (140), 118.4, (129)
187. South Northamptonshire, 127.0, (120), 100.5, (95)
188. Welwyn Hatfield, 126.8, (156), 101.6, (125)
189. Halton, 126.7, (164), 118.2, (153)
190. Norwich, 126.6, (178), 136.6, (192)
191. Guildford, 126.2, (188), 100.0, (149)
192. East Riding of Yorkshire, 126.0, (430), 162.1, (553)
193. St Helens, 125.1, (226), 132.9, (240)
194. North Tyneside, 124.1, (258), 171.7, (357)
195. North East Lincolnshire, 122.8, (196), 186.8, (298)
196. Charnwood, 122.7, (228), 130.7, (243)
197. North Somerset, 122.3, (263), 126.9, (273)
198. King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 121.5, (184), 92.5, (140)
199. South Somerset, 121.2, (204), 104.0, (175)
200. Uttlesford, 120.5, (110), 86.5, (79)
201. Wealden, 119.5, (193), 112.1, (181)
202. Bristol, 119.3, (553), 139.4, (646)
203. Westminster, 119.0, (311), 92.6, (242)
204. Windsor and Maidenhead, 118.9, (180), 106.3, (161)
205. Wyre, 118.7, (133), 111.5, (125)
206. North East Derbyshire, 118.3, (120), 105.5, (107)
207. Fenland, 117.8, (120), 108.0, (110)
208. Broxtowe, 115.8, (132), 128.9, (147)
209. Newcastle upon Tyne, 115.2, (349), 138.0, (418)
210. Reigate and Banstead, 114.3, (170), 102.2, (152)
211. Redditch, 113.8, (97), 156.0, (133)
212. Selby, 113.7, (103), 109.2, (99)
213. West Berkshire, 113.0, (179), 54.9, (87)
214. Rutland, 112.7, (45), 80.1, (32)
215. Erewash, 112.7, (130), 123.9, (143)
216. South Oxfordshire, 112.6, (160), 52.8, (75)
217. Stockport, 112.1, (329), 117.6, (345)
218. Craven, 112.0, (64), 141.8, (81)
219. Cherwell, 111.6, (168), 77.7, (117)
220. Cheshire West and Chester, 111.1, (381), 100.6, (345)
221. Broadland, 110.9, (145), 117.0, (153)
222. Wyre Forest, 110.6, (112), 94.8, (96)
223. East Devon, 108.7, (159), 109.4, (160)
224. Swindon, 108.5, (241), 120.2, (267)
225. Stroud, 108.4, (130), 83.4, (100)
226. South Lakeland, 107.5, (113), 89.4, (94)
227. North Hertfordshire, 107.1, (143), 95.1, (127)
228. Stevenage, 107.0, (94), 134.3, (118)
229. North Devon, 106.0, (103), 74.1, (72)
230. Sedgemoor, 105.5, (130), 81.2, (100)
231. Hart, 103.0, (100), 56.7, (55)
232. Crawley, 102.3, (115), 41.8, (47)
233. Carlisle, 101.2, (110), 70.9, (77)
234. Tendring, 101.0, (148), 62.1, (91)
235. Knowsley, 100.8, (152), 93.5, (141)
236. Horsham, 100.1, (144), 61.2, (88)
237. Cheshire East, 100.0, (384), 113.8, (437)
238. Mole Valley, 99.7, (87), 115.8, (101)
239. Cheltenham, 98.0, (114), 80.8, (94)
240. Mid Sussex, 98.0, (148), 100.6, (152)
241. Colchester, 97.6, (190), 89.4, (174)
242. Lancaster, 97.2, (142), 119.1, (174)
243. Trafford, 96.5, (229), 95.6, (227)
244. Corby, 95.5, (69), 95.5, (69)
245. Bath and North East Somerset, 95.2, (184), 91.6, (177)
246. South Norfolk, 95.1, (134), 102.9, (145)
247. Gateshead, 94.0, (190), 116.3, (235)
248. Fareham, 93.8, (109), 82.6, (96)
249. East Cambridgeshire, 93.5, (84), 69.0, (62)
250. Fylde, 92.8, (75), 115.1, (93)
251. Tameside, 91.8, (208), 136.0, (308)
252. Liverpool, 91.0, (453), 87.3, (435)
253. Arun, 89.6, (144), 64.7, (104)
254. Basingstoke and Deane, 88.9, (157), 96.3, (170)
255. Waverley, 88.7, (112), 65.7, (83)
256. Daventry, 88.4, (76), 105.9, (91)
257. Mendip, 87.4, (101), 76.1, (88)
258. Harrogate, 85.8, (138), 93.9, (151)
259. Tewkesbury, 85.2, (81), 93.7, (89)
260. Shropshire, 85.1, (275), 67.2, (217)
261. Babergh, 84.7, (78), 83.7, (77)
262. Kettering, 83.5, (85), 125.8, (128)
263. South Cambridgeshire, 83.0, (132), 50.9, (81)
264. Exeter, 82.2, (108), 100.5, (132)
265. Cambridge, 81.7, (102), 66.5, (83)
266. Mid Devon, 81.4, (67), 65.6, (54)
267. Vale of White Horse, 80.9, (110), 62.5, (85)
268. Rushcliffe, 80.5, (96), 108.2, (129)
269. Southampton, 79.2, (200), 63.4, (160)
270. Wychavon, 78.8, (102), 72.6, (94)
271. West Devon, 77.1, (43), 82.4, (46)
272. Eden, 77.0, (41), 41.3, (22)
273. East Suffolk, 77.0, (192), 52.5, (131)
274. Somerset West and Taunton, 76.7, (119), 76.1, (118)
275. Chichester, 75.1, (91), 45.4, (55)
276. Brighton and Hove, 74.9, (218), 62.6, (182)
277. Richmondshire, 74.4, (40), 94.9, (51)
278. Breckland, 74.3, (104), 65.0, (91)
279. New Forest, 73.3, (132), 37.8, (68)
280. Eastbourne, 72.3, (75), 68.4, (71)
281. Stratford-on-Avon, 72.3, (94), 46.1, (60)
282. Derbyshire Dales, 70.5, (51), 81.6, (59)
283. Ryedale, 70.4, (39), 72.2, (40)
284. Lewes, 67.8, (70), 54.2, (56)
285. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 67.3, (266), 69.1, (273)
286. Wiltshire, 66.8, (334), 77.8, (389)
287. Worcester, 66.2, (67), 78.0, (79)
288. Sefton, 65.8, (182), 77.1, (213)
289. East Hampshire, 65.4, (80), 58.1, (71)
290. Allerdale, 64.4, (63), 74.7, (73)
291. Mid Suffolk, 63.5, (66), 41.4, (43)
292. Plymouth, 63.0, (165), 60.7, (159)
293. North Norfolk, 62.0, (65), 67.7, (71)
294. West Suffolk, 61.4, (110), 50.8, (91)
295. York, 61.2, (129), 68.8, (145)
296. Wirral, 60.8, (197), 53.1, (172)
297. Worthing, 58.8, (65), 25.3, (28)
298. West Oxfordshire, 57.8, (64), 46.1, (51)
299. Adur, 57.5, (37), 37.3, (24)
300. Eastleigh, 56.1, (75), 56.1, (75)
301. Winchester, 54.5, (68), 67.3, (84)
302. Huntingdonshire, 53.9, (96), 48.3, (86)
303. Teignbridge, 50.7, (68), 35.8, (48)
304. Hambleton, 48.0, (44), 66.6, (61)
305. Malvern Hills, 45.7, (36), 57.2, (45)
306. Torridge, 45.4, (31), 101.1, (69)
307. Dorset, 44.1, (167), 40.7, (154)
308. Herefordshire, 44.1, (85), 60.7, (117)
309. Test Valley, 41.2, (52), 46.0, (58)
310. Cotswold, 40.1, (36), 52.3, (47)
311. Torbay, 36.0, (49), 47.0, (64)
312. South Hams, 28.7, (25), 41.4, (36)
313. Copeland, 27.9, (19), 44.0, (30)
314. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 18.2, (104), 25.7, (147)
315. Isle of Wight, 11.3, (16), 21.2, (30)