The most recent Covid hotspots across the South West are revealed as the region's hospital admissions surge to the highest in the country. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the South West has seen a 250 per cent increase in coronavirus admissions since the middle of September.
The government has a coronavirus heat map, which measures the number of new infections and the rate of cases across the country. According to the data, Devon has a case rate of 122 per 100,000, while Cornwall averages 102.7.
In Somerset, the figure is 93.5 and in the city of Bristol it is 79.9. Meanwhile, Gloucestershire has an average of 103 cases per 100,000 people.
