Rising rates of coronavirus in three parts of Gloucestershire have caused the average case rates in those areas to reach more than 200 cases per 100,000 people - although this is still a significant reduction from the previous months.
Rodborough & Thrupp has recorded a 220 per cent increase in infections, albeit only 11 new cases, resulting in a case rate of 234.7 per 100,000 people, whereas Minchinhampton & Amberley has recorded a 55 percent increase in cases within the same seven-day time period. Bream, Pillowell & Yorkley has also recorded an uptick of 11 cases, an increase of 122 percent.
The figures are charted on the Government's interactive heat map are now likely to underestimate the true reality of the number of covid cases, as it relies on people testing and recording their test results. The map breaks up areas into 'Middle layer Super Output Areas', which are smaller than local authorities showing data at the most local level.
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Apart from Stroud which has seen a slight uptick in cases (13.2 percent), every district in Gloucestershire has actually recorded a decline in case rates, with Stroud the only area to have a case rate that remains above 125. The figures are from the seven days ending May 8.
Other areas that currently have a high case rate include Longlevens (203) and Cirencester South (213) - although rates are dropping in this area.
There are currently no "purple zones" in Gloucestershire - regions where the number of cases per 100,000 people exceeds 400, or 0.4 per cent of the rough population.
The dropping case rate around the county coincides with a drop in the number of deaths recorded across the region, which was recorded as 12 over seven days, compared to 33 at the beginning of April.
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