New Covid ‘epicentre’ emerges amid surge in cases – is YOUR area on the hotspot list?

 A NEW coronavirus epicentre has emerged in the UK amid a surge in cases, data has revealed.

Infections in parts of the South West have increased dramatically in the last seven days with some local areas dealing with hundreds of new cases.

The map above shows various areas of the South West - dark purple shows that there is a high infection rate in the community. The darkest areas include Cheltenham, Somerset and Bath
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The map above shows various areas of the South West - dark purple shows that there is a high infection rate in the community. The darkest areas include Cheltenham, Somerset and Bath

Public health officials in the area have warned that cases will 'continue to rise steeply' after a blunder in testing impacted thousands of people in Gloucestershire.

In Gloucestershire as a whole, cases have increased by 327.7 per cent, 634.2 cases per 100,000.

Around 43,000 people in the South West were reported to have received false negative PCR test results between September 8 and October 12 - meaning many people who were infected had the virus without knowing.

The blunder has now had a huge impact on cases in the South West with many areas now featuring as the most infected parts of the country.

While Blaenau Gwent in Wales has the highest rate in the UK, with 825 new cases in the seven days to October 17 - the equivalent of 1,178.2 per 100,000 people, areas in the South West aren't far behind.

Cheltenham in Gloucestershire has the second highest rate, up from 148.2 to 1,141.0, with 1,324 new cases.

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