Chesterfield Covid-19 infection rate FALLS alongside North East Derbyshire

Data for the seven days to November 20, based on tests carried out in laboratories and in the community, shows the average rate of positive Covid-19 tests in the town fell from 317.4 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to November 13, to 193.5 infections per 100,000 people.

The number of people who contracted coronavirus in Chesterfield was also down from 333 cases in the week ending November 13 to 203 positive cases in the seven days to November 20.

North East Derbyshire also documented a reduction in the average rate of virus infections with 260.2 cases per 100,000 people in the previous week to 221.8 infections in every 100,000 people in the week ending November 20.

Across the area, the total number of Covid-19 positive tests also fell from 264 cases to 225 cases.

Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire’s latest results mirrors the majority of England, with 269 local authority areas reporting a reduction in case rates out of 315 places.

Swale in Kent has the highest rate in England, with 810 new cases recorded in the seven days to November 20 – the equivalent of 539.7 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 590.3 in the seven days to November 13.

Hull has the second highest rate, down from 760.6 to 529.3, with 1,375 new cases.

Thanet is in third place, where the rate has dropped slightly from 525.6 to 491.8, with 698 new cases.

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