Latest estimates show that one in 20 people in private households currently have coronavirus in parts of Nottinghamshire. The figures, released by the Office of National Statistics, shows coronavirus is still prevalent in the UK two years on from the start of the pandemic.
In Nottingham, that figure is around one in 25 people - equating to 4.34%. Meanwhile, across the districts and boroughs of Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe that figure is one in 20 people, or 5.05% of the population. All figures are calculated as an average over the seven days to March 12 2022 and refer to infections among people in private households. The estimates are based on sample sizes that are smaller than those used for the national and regional figures.
This means there is more uncertainty around the figures and caution should be taken when interpreting or ranking them, the ONS said. Meanwhile, local Covid data has shown that Edwalton has a Covid rate just below 1,000 per 100,000 people, which is the highest in Nottinghamshire. Other areas with high infection rates include Beeston Rylands, East Leake, Toton and Gamston and Holme Pierrepoint. It comes as the UK Health Security Agency and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have confirmed that cases of Deltacron, a mutant hybrid of Omicron and Delta, have been detected.
