Leicester Mercury

This is the state of play across county districts

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HARBOROUGH

Alert level: Medium

Latest seven-day rate: 117.8 per 100,000 population

This district has so far seen 723 cases confirmed. It has so far managed to escape any extra restrictio­ns.

HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH Alert level: Medium

Latest seven-day rate: 101.4 per 100,000 population

Hinckley and Bosworth has largely gone under the radar as far as rates have been concerned.

There have been 922 positive coronaviru­s tests returned in the area since records began.

MELTON

Alert level: Medium

Latest seven-day rate: 101.8 per 100,000 population

At one point the borough was at the centre of a localised outbreak but after extra measures were pumped in and testing stepped up, further restrictio­ns from above were not required.

Melton has the county’s lowest number of cases since the start of the pandemic – 348.

NORTH WEST LEICESTERS­HIRE

Alert level: Medium

Latest seven-day rate: 101.8 per 100,000 population

Another area thus far unaffected by local lockdowns and extra restrictio­ns. Rates in this district have been relatively low compared to other areas.

Latest figures show there have been 608 cases since the pandemic started.

OADBY AND WIGSTON

Alert level: High

Latest seven-day rate: 178.8 per 100,000 population

The small borough rejoined Leicester in local lockdown last month after an alarming rise in cases.

The area, which in parts neighbours the city, was also kept in local lockdown longer than other county areas when the local lockdown first started.

With cases and rates still high, the borough is the only one in the county thus far to have been placed in the high alert level.

The area has had 955 cases confirmed since the start of the pandemic.

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