More than 160 places in England have seen a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in seven days - with some places seeing the infection rate more than treble.
Gateshead, is among the areas seeing the most rapid increases, with Bolton, Liverpool, Birmingham, Hertsmere and Bury among the places which saw the rate double compared to a week before.
The latest data from Public Health England shows there are 196 areas in England with a new infection rate of more than 10 per 100,000.
Of these, 164 recorded an increase compared to the previous week, reports The Mirror.
