A person is tested at a site in Leeds (Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)A person is tested at a site in Leeds (Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
A person is tested at a site in Leeds (Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

These Leeds areas had the biggest second wave of Covid infections in the city

The Covid-19 infection rate in Leeds is now showing an encouraging downward trend.

There were 266.3 new cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, down from 419.6 the previous week. The council hopes the city can move down to Tier 2 measures when tiers are reviewed on December 16.

Government figures have tracked which Leeds areas were worst hit with Covid cases during the second wave of the virus. The data has tracked the infection rate in every Middle Super Output Area of Leeds - a geographic measurement of around 7,200 people - from the start of the pandemic.

Tests were rolled out to every person with symptoms on May 18, but cases remained low across Leeds until the beginning of September, when infection rates began to climb. These are the 15 Leeds neighbourhoods which recorded the highest infection rates in the city during the second wave of the virus. All images are for illustrative purposes.

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