Areas of Northumberland with the highest Covid-19 rates.Areas of Northumberland with the highest Covid-19 rates.
Areas of Northumberland with the highest Covid-19 rates.

The 21 Covid hotspots in Northumberland with rates above 300 per 100,000 as cases climb again

Covid-19 rates have risen in Northumberland, the latest figures show.

Data from Public Health England, supplemented by the ONS and published by Northumberland County Council shows the Covid-19 rate was 266 per 100,000 on January 18.

There were 852 positive cases in the week up to that date, an increase of 8.67% on the previous week.

Here are the wards with the highest Covid-19 rates.