The 14 Covid 'hotspots' in North East where they are worst-hit by cases

Most recent figures from Public Health England have revealed the areas where rates are still significantly above the average.

Wallsend West in North Tyneside and Hebburn West in South Tyneside are among the areas where case rates have soared above 500 cases per 100,000 people.

Meanwhile, a number of County Durham and Darlington areas have also seen rates at the higher end of the scale.

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In the North East and North Yorkshire, the average rate of infection is currently 236.5 cases per 100,000 people, based on almost 360 neighbourhood areas.

Picture: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

Latest figures, which cover the seven days to April 24, compared with the week before, show how hundreds of cases have been reported in the areas between them.

How the infection rate is worked out 

The infection rate is worked out by looking at the number of cases and the population in each neighbour area, which contain an average of 7,000 people.

Public Health England then look at this to identify the potential hotspots, seeing where exactly high percentages of the population have tested positive.

This then translates into the Government's online coronavirus dashboard which lists the Covid rates for every single part of the UK.

Here are the 14 North East areas with the highest Covid rates 

The data is from the seven days to April 24, compared to the week before

1. Wallsend West, North Tyneside

Covid infection rate: 601.5 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 42 (up 28 from week before)

2. Hebburn West, South Tyneside

Covid infection rate: 532.7 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 34 (up 12 from week before)

3. Preston Billy Mill, North Tyneside

Covid infection rate: 448.8 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 26 (up 8 from week before)

4. Guisborough Outer & Upleatham, Redcar and Cleveland

Covid infection rate: 443.3 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 25 (up 5 from week before)

5. Cramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland

Covid infection rate: 419.7 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 37 (up 8 from week before)

6. Ponteland, Northumberland

Covid infection rate: 418.6 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 29 (same as week before)

7. Holystone & Benton, North Tyneside

Covid infection rate: 414.7 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 39 (down by 12 from week before)

8. Tynemouth West, North Tyneside

Covid infection rate: 412.2 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 24 (up 20 from week before)

9. Ryton, Gateshead

Covid infection rate: 404 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 34 (up 2 from week before)

10. Langley Park and Satley, County Durham

Covid infection rate: 403.5 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 27 (down 6 from week before)

11. Easington and Hawthorn, County Durham

Covid infection rate: 397.9 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 23 (up 8 from week before)

12. Herrington & Doxford, Sunderland

Covid infection rate: 390.6 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 26 (up 6 from week before)

13. Hummersknott, Darlington

Covid infection rate: 387.5 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 35 (down 12 from week before)

14. Low Fell East, Gateshead

Covid infection rate: 379.5 cases per 100,000 people

Number of cases this week: 28 (up 6 from week before)

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