Areas of Northumberland with the highest Covid infection rates.Areas of Northumberland with the highest Covid infection rates.
Areas of Northumberland with the highest Covid infection rates.

Covid figures shoot up in mid-Northumberland as the 15 areas with the highest infection rates are revealed

Covid rates in Northumberland have hit their highest level in two months.

Latest date from Public Health England, published by Northumberland County Council, puts the countywide infection rate at 389.1 per 100,000 population in the week to September 21.

There were 1,260 positive cases recorded in the same period.

Here are the 15 areas with the highest infection rates.