Almost every area in England has reported a week-on-week increase in Covid cases as 'Freedom Day' approaches.
Official figures for the seven days to July 2 shows a shocking 99% of the 315 local areas have reported a rise in new infections with just four seeing a fall.
There are 65 areas in England that recorded 300 cases per 100,000 people - which means they have the worst Covid rates in the country, In Your Area reports.
While South Tyneside (up from 282.2 to 765.7), Oxford (194.2 to 631.0), Tamworth (319.4 to 751.0), Gateshead (314.3 to 673.6) and North East Lincolnshire (306.5 to 660.6) reported the biggest week-on-week leap in cases..
The news comes as the remaining Covid restrictions still in place in England will be dropped on July 19.
On Monday Boris Johnson announced face masks, social distancing, those QR codes and ordering at the bar in pubs will no longer be a legal requirement in England from that date.
Full-size stadium gigs and theatre shows will also be able to restart with no social distancing restrictions.
Masks won’t even be legally required in hospitals and care homes - and won’t be specifically advised on public transport.
Despite relaxing the rules Mr Johnson admitted the pandemic is "far from over", adding "It certainly won't be over by the 19th".
He even admitted daily cases could hit 50,000 a day by then - and the link with deaths, while weakened, is not entirely severed.
A total of 32,548 people have tested positive to coronavirus in the UK in the last 24 hours which is the highest number of cases recorded in the third wave and since January 23.
A further 33 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The 65 areas with the worst Covid infection rates
From left to right: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to July 2; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to July 2; rate of new cases in the seven days to June 25; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to June 25.
South Tyneside, 765.7, (1156), 282.2, (426)
Tamworth, 751.0, (576), 319.4, (245)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 725.8, (2198), 442.8, (1341)
Gateshead, 673.6, (1361), 314.3, (635)
North East Lincolnshire, 660.6, (1054), 306.5, (489)
Sunderland, 642.0, (1783), 291.3, (809)
Oxford, 631.0, (962), 194.2, (296)
Rossendale, 621.1, (444), 450.5, (322)
North Tyneside, 602.7, (1253), 420.8, (875)
County Durham, 598.2, (3171), 369.4, (1958)
Hyndburn, 583.6, (473), 572.5, (464)
Oldham, 557.1, (1321), 326.0, (773)
Manchester, 534.5, (2955), 453.6, (2508)
Burnley, 522.9, (465), 438.6, (390)
Wigan, 513.9, (1689), 408.3, (1342)
Salford, 494.5, (1280), 434.6, (1125)
Rochdale, 492.3, (1095), 324.6, (722)
Liverpool, 489.7, (2439), 357.2, (1779)
Darlington, 489.7, (523), 242.5, (259)
Barnsley, 480.4, (1186), 213.9, (528)
Hartlepool, 466.6, (437), 177.2, (166)
Lancaster, 456.7, (667), 247.9, (362)
Leeds, 456.2, (3618), 317.3, (2517)
Trafford, 452.5, (1074), 300.4, (713)
Knowsley, 444.8, (671), 338.1, (510)
Sefton, 443.5, (1226), 286.5, (792)
Warwick, 439.6, (632), 322.1, (463)
Blackburn with Darwen, 438.2, (656), 491.7, (736)
Wirral, 426.2, (1381), 224.7, (728)
Brighton and Hove, 417.0, (1213), 183.9, (535)
Wakefield, 416.9, (1452), 258.7, (901)
Bristol, 416.5, (1930), 236.5, (1096)
Tameside, 415.0, (940), 307.3, (696)
Redcar and Cleveland, 409.8, (562), 156.8, (215)
Chorley, 407.7, (482), 318.9, (377)
York, 403.1, (849), 276.3, (582)
Nottingham, 401.0, (1335), 232.5, (774)
Bury, 400.0, (764), 345.0, (659)
St Helens, 396.5, (716), 218.2, (394)
Solihull, 396.1, (857), 192.7, (417)
Pendle, 395.2, (364), 347.4, (320)
West Lancashire, 390.2, (446), 172.3, (197)
Middlesbrough, 383.0, (540), 129.8, (183)
Ribble Valley, 377.7, (230), 349.8, (213)
Blackpool, 372.2, (519), 305.5, (426)
Northumberland, 371.2, (1197), 200.0, (645)
North Warwickshire, 363.1, (237), 154.8, (101)
Cambridge, 358.2, (447), 193.9, (242)
Rushcliffe, 356.6, (425), 190.5, (227)
Carlisle, 356.1, (387), 240.2, (261)
Preston, 352.1, (504), 328.4, (470)
Warrington, 347.1, (729), 265.7, (558)
South Ribble, 341.2, (378), 327.7, (363)
Stockport, 341.1, (1001), 241.3, (708)
Stockton-on-Tees, 340.0, (671), 107.4, (212)
High Peak, 336.7, (312), 132.7, (123)
Wyre, 334.5, (375), 234.6, (263)
Gloucester, 333.8, (431), 229.2, (296)
Calderdale, 332.5, (703), 244.5, (517)
Fylde, 323.1, (261), 211.7, (171)
Epsom and Ewell, 313.8, (253), 178.6, (144)
Gedling, 311.3, (367), 150.1, (177)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 310.0, (574), 198.2, (367)
Lambeth, 307.3, (1002), 199.4, (650)
Harrogate, 304.0, (489), 151.7, (244)
The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on July 6 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.
