The Leeds areas where Covid case rates are rising fastest right now despite lockdown

Is the national lockdown working in Leeds? Since mid-January the rate of positive Covid cases per 100,000 people in the city has generally been falling according to Government figures, but in some areas the case rates are still rising quickly.

The overall Covid infection rate for Leeds was recorded as 231 cases per 100,000 people on February 2. Here we reveal the Leeds neighbourhoods where the case rates have risen the fastest between January 21 and January 28, the latest dates for which figures are available. The figures show that 35 out of the 107 Middle Supper Output Areas in Leeds - a geographic measure of approximately 8,000 people - have seen a rise in cases. Images are for illustrative purposes only.

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