As Covid-19 rates continue to surge throughout Leeds, we have taken a look at the areas hit the worst.
There are 10 areas which fall in to the highest bracket of coronavirus infection rates.
In the space of a week there were 3,665 coronavirus cases throughout the metropolis, alone. This was 458 more cases than the previous week, according to the latest Government data drop on October 9.
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Public Health England's latest figures show that the infection rate in Leeds is at 458.8. Far higher than the 381.4 UK wide average.
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The Government determine the infection rate of an area by calculating the amount of cases in the last seven days found there, which is then divided by the number of people living there. Then that figure is multiplied by 100,000.
Areas with highest infection rates
The areas with the highest Covid-19 rates in Leeds, were as follows:
- Gledhow - 48 cases
- Primley Park & Wigton Moor - 64 cases
- Aberford, Barwick & Thorner - 53 cases
- Kippax East, Micklefield & Allerton Bywater - 54 cases
- Methley - 59 cases
- Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston - 55 cases
- Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk - 47 cases
- Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane - 86 cases
- Morley East - 83 cases
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park - 59 cases
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