New government data shows the worst areas in Nottingham affected by coronavirus after experts warned the UK is at the start of another wave. A drop in testing and common mistake in people diagnosing their symptoms as a cold are partially responsible for the expected spike.
According to the Office for National Statistics, 1.1million people in private households tested positive for Covid, which covered the seven days up to September 17 in England, and up to September 30 in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This was the first time the UK-wide total has been above one million since late August.
Professor Tim Spector, co-founder of the Covid ZOE app, told the Independent: "It looks like we’re in the start of the next wave and this time it’s affected older people slightly earlier than the last wave." Government data shows the worst areas in Nottingham for the seven days leading up to September 24.
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All case rates are shown per 100,000 people in a certain area and are calculated by dividing the 7-day total by the area population and then multiplying it by 100,000. Beechdale is the worst off are in Nottingham with 9 total cases of Covid and a case rate of 138.6 per 100,000 people.
Sherwood Vale has 8 total cases and a case rate of 103.0. The Meadows has a total of 8 cases and a case rate of 101.7. In Bestwood, there are seven total cases with a rate of 73.7.
Wilford and Silverdale have a total of 6 cases and a case rate of 97.6. However, the worst area in Nottinghamshire is Cropwell Bishop, Kinoulton and Upper Broughton where there is a total of 13 cases and a case rate of 224.
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