Leeds news LIVE: Daily Covid case rate continues to fall across city

The most recent recorded daily case rate was 176.6 cases per 100,000 people on February 15.

The positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.

This is a fall from 192.1 cases per 100,000 people and a positivity rate of 8.6 per cent on February 14.

The CEO of Leeds Council, Tom Riordan, tweets the figures each day.

He branded this daily infection rate fall as 'good news' and urged people to stay in, keep distance and take up the vaccine as 'the faster the rate will fall and the sooner we'll be out of restrictions'.

Mr Riordan tweeted: "Mon good news - Leeds case rate down to 176.6 per 100k (from 192.1) and positivity down to 8.2% (from 8.6%).

"The more of us who stay in unless essential, keep our distance & take up the vaccine when called then the faster the rate will fall & sooner we’ll be out of restrictions."

The rate has been falling steadily for over a week now, and the rate 'broke through the 200 barrier' on February 12.

The recent rates recorded by Mr Riordan:

February 13: 192.4

February 12: 196.8

February 11: 202.5

February 10: 208.9

February 9: 209.4

February 8: 210.8

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