Covid figures for EVERY council ward in Northumberland as rates hit record high

Latest figures from Public Health England reveal that 6,638 positive cases were recorded in the week to January 3.

More than 2,000 of them were recorded on January 2 and January 3.

The infection rate is 2,050 positive cases per 100,000 population – four times higher than it was in mid-December.

Here are the latest case numbers and rates for EVERY council ward in Northumberland for the week to January 3.

Cramlington West – 177 positive cases and a rate of 3,145 Prudhoe South – 174 positive cases and a rate of 3,091 Kitty Brewster – 174 positive cases and a rate of 2,680 South Blyth – 158 positive cases and a rate of 3,053 Newsham – 144 positive cases and a rate of 2,854 Cramlington Eastfield – 141 positive cases and a rate of 2,692 Hexham Central with Acomb – 139 positive cases and a rate of 3,083 Alnwick – 136 positive cases and a rate of 1,373 Seaton with Newbiggin West – 128 positive cases and a rate of 2,462 Bothal – 123 positive cases and a rate of 2,703 Wensleydale – 123 positive cases and a rate of 2,570 Isabella – 120 positive cases and a rate of 2,529 Prudhoe North – 120 positive cases and a rate of 2,235 Ponteland North – 117 positive cases and a rate of 2,351 Bedlington West – 115 positive cases and a rate of 2,572 Morpeth Kirkhill – 115 positive cases and a rate of 2,188 Amble – 115 positive cases and a rate of 2,171 Berwick West with Ord – 112 positive cases and a rate of 2,683 Cramlington North – 11 positive cases and a rate of 2,272 Druridge Bay – 111 positive cases and a rate of 1,701 Hexham West – 109 positive cases and a rate of 2,762 Seghill with Seaton Delaval – 109 positive cases and a rate of 1,778 Croft – 107 positive cases and a rate of 2,298 Sleekburn – 105 positive cases and a rate of 2,406 Hexham East – 105 positive cases and a rate of 2,294 Ponteland West – 104 positive cases and a rate of 2,574 Pegswood – 104 positive cases and a rate of 2,030 Cramlington East – 102 positive cases and a rate of 2,409 Ponteland East and Stannington – 102 positive cases and a rate of 2,302 Bedlington East – 102 positive cases and a rate of 2,175 Berwick East – 102 positive cases and a rate of 2,107 Ashington Central – 99 positive cases and a rate of 1,981 Stakeford – 98 positive cases and a rate of 2,166 Choppington – 97 positive cases and a rate of 2,093 Cramlington Village – 96 positive cases and a rate of 2,148 Morpeth Stobhill – 96 positive cases and a rate of 1,953 Plessey – 95 positive cases and a rate of 2,462 Morpeth North – 95 positive cases and a rate of 1,994 College – 95 positive cases and a rate of 1,885 Cowpen – 94 positive cases and a rate of 2,093 Haydon – 93 positive cases and a rate of 2,093 Hartley – 93 positive cases and a rate of 1,903 Bedlington Central – 91 positive cases and a rate of 1,729 Berwick North – 90 positive cases and a rate of 1,960 Hirst – 90 positive cases and a rate of 1,614 Haydon and Hadrian – 89 positive cases and a rate of 2,031 Holywell – 85 positive cases and a rate of 1,677 Cramlington South East – 83 positive cases and a rate of 1,825 Stocksfield and Broomhaugh – 83 positive cases and a rate of 1,711 South Tynedale – 83 positive cases and a rate of 1,677 Haltwhistle – 80 positive cases and a rate of 1,659 Amble West with Warkworth – 79 positive cases and a rate of 1,958 Humshaugh – 78 positive cases and a rate of 1,794 Lynemouth – 77 positive cases and a rate of 1,716 Bywell – 76 positive cases and a rate of 1,674 Ponteland South with Heddon – 73 positive cases and a rate of 1,669 Bellingham – 71 positive cases and a rate of 1,823 Bamburgh – 71 positive cases and a rate of 1,561 Corbridge – 69 positive cases and a rate of 1,584 Wooler – 68 positive cases and a rate of 1,620 Newbiggin Central and East – 65 positive cases and a rate of 1,433 Norham and Islandshire – 64 positive cases and a rate of 1,522 Longhorsley – 59 positive cases and a rate of 1,447 Longhoughton – 55 positive cases and a rate of 1,217 Shilbottle – 53 positive cases and a rate of 1,053 Rothbury – 52 positive cases and a rate of 1,057