How is lockdown in Northumberland working? Here are the 17 areas where Covid infections rose in the first week of February

By Ian Smith

Published 13th Feb 2021, 07:00 GMT

Northumberland has now been in a lockdown for almost six weeks - but there are still areas where coronavirus cases are rising.

The latest figures show 17 out of 40 neighbourhoods have seen an increase in infections in the latest seven-day period.

Here we reveal the 17 neighbourhoods which have seen a rise in case rates per 100,000 people between January 29 to February 5.

Blyth South has seen rates of positive Covid cases rise by 12.5% from 124.9 to 140.5 per 100,000 between January 29 and February 5. Photo: Google

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