New interactive map shows where Covid cases are in England - check your postcode
The number of Brits with Covid-19 has fallen by more than a quarter since the start of the year, according to a new interactive virus map.
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows there were a total of 5,336 new cases in the seven days to January 10. The figure is down from 7,527 cases in the previous seven days, a fall of over 29 per cent. The numbers peaked last week on January 4 when there were 1,048 new cases recorded. Health experts have explained it is "not unusual" to see a change in the prevalence of Covid-19 over the seasonal break, when schools and workplaces were closed and patterns of socialising were different.
The data shows Cornwall and Isles of Scilly reported more Covid cases in the last week than any other local authority in the country relative to population. There were 25.31 new Covid cases reported for every 100,000 people living in the area in the seven days to January 10.
However, it is down from 29.77 per 100,000 at the same point a week earlier. Elmbridge in Surrey had the next highest rate with 23.66 cases for every 100,000 residents, followed by Castle Point in Essex with 22.67 per 100,000. North East Lincolnshire was next with 22.48, then Mendip in Somerset with 21.25, and Crawley with 21.02. Crawley had the largest surge of any local authority in the country. Cases there have gone from 3.50 per 100,000 last week to 21.02 on January 1
Earlier this week it was reported the virus was estimated to be most prevalent among 35 to 44-year-olds, with south-west England and eastern England experiencing the highest regional rates. The data has been published as part of the new winter Covid-19 infection study, which is monitoring the prevalence of the virus over the next few months.
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It is a smaller version of the UK-wide infection survey that ran for nearly three years and which tracked each wave of the virus on a weekly basis. The new study publishes estimates every fortnight and is limited to England and Scotland rather than the whole of the country.
How can I protect myself?
Anyone who has been vaccinated - especially those who have recently had boosters - will have an extra degree of protection, although this isn't 100%. Doctors have urged anyone who is eligible to get their boosters if they haven't already done so.
Dr Heidi Zapata, from Yale Medicine, said: “I would advise getting your updated vaccine, consider masking in certain situations, and if you get sick, please test for Covid because you can get medicine to treat it.” The Juno variant is part of a current 'tripledemic' of the flu and the RSV virus which causes colds.
Anyone eligible should also get their updated flu vaccine, doctors say. People should also make sure to wash their hands regularly, increase ventilation in rooms and wear masks in public spaces such as supermarkets.
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