Covid almost gone in 72 areas of county
COVID has all but vanished in a large number of areas of Derbyshire as cases continue to fall.
According to the latest data from a Government map, dozens of places in our county have seen three cases or fewer reported in the week leading up to April 1.
A total of 72 areas in Derbyshire are like this, meaning these places have effectively “suppressed” the virus over the seven days leading up to the start of April.
This is up from the 50 parts of the county that had suppressed the disease according to data released last week and comes as the number of Covid patients in our hospitals continues to fall.
Among the new places to have made the list are parts of Derby, including Chaddesden West and North, Spondon South, and Chellaston and Shelton Lock.
Elsewhere in the county, places such as Long Eaton South and West, and Ashbourne South have also effectively suppressed the virus.
However, there are other parts in the county where this is not the case, with some areas seeing an increase in cases.
Swadlincote North has a rolling rate of 140.3 per 100,000 people, one of the highest in the county, while nearby Swadlincote West has a rate of 108.2.
This continues to give South Der
byshire district the highest rate in the county, with 52.2 cases per 100,000 people in the local authority.
Meanwhile Shipley, near Ilkeston, has a rolling rate of 114.4 and Somercotes
and Pye Bridge, near Alfreton, has a rolling rate of 101.3.
Littleover West and Heatherton has the highest rate in Derby, 105.2, while Normanton North and Peatree have a figure of 102.4.
Breadsall Hilltop, which had the highest rate in Derby last week, has seen the number of cases in the area fall, although it still has one of the highest rates in Derby, at 100.7 cases per 100,000 people.