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Covid cases in Leeds: The areas with the highest infection rates as lockdown eases and pubs reopen

Lockdown is gradually lifting in Leeds and across England - but there are some areas where coronavirus cases remain high.

The infection rate has fallen steadily in Leeds over the last few weeks, dropping by 31.9 per cent in the seven days to April 14 compared to the previous week. It now stands at 48.4 new cases per 100,000 people.

But infection rates vary across the city's Middle Super Output Areas, a geographic measure of about 8,000 people. Here we reveal which Leeds areas had the highest infection rates in the seven days to April 14, the latest available figures.

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