The Covid infection rate is falling in Horsforth East and Hyde Park Cornerplaceholder image
The Covid infection rate is falling in Horsforth East and Hyde Park Corner

The Leeds areas where Covid infection rates are falling fastest as city moves to Tier 3

Leeds will get the strictest Tier 3 Covid restrictions on Wednesday, despite infection rates falling across most of the city.

The average infection rate in Leeds has dropped to 259 new cases per 100,000 people and some Leeds neighbourhoods are seeing rates fall very quickly. Infection rates have halved in 34 out of 107 Middle Super Output Areas in Leeds (a geographic measurement of around 7,200 people) over the last seven days. These are the 15 Leeds areas where infection rates dropped the most sharply in the seven days to November 21, the latest available figures, compared to the previous week. Images are for illustrative purposes only.

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