THE Covid infection rate across the majority of County Durham is showing a downwards trend - but some areas have seen a rise in the past week.
Latest Public Health England data, published last night, has shown what the picture across the entire county looks like.
The figures show the number of new cases reported in the seven days to November 29, compared to the previous week.
Some postcode areas in parts of Durham City, Chester-le-Street and East Durham have recorded among the highest number of new cases.
Meanwhile areas such as Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe and Consett have continued to see a fall in the infection rates.
How the infection rate compares across each area in County Durham:
The figures are from the seven days to November 29, compared with the rate in the seven days to November 22.
- Burnopfield
Number of cases this week: 6 cases (down 22 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 73.8 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 73.8 per cent
- Catchgate & Dipton
Number of cases this week: 11 cases (down 10 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 139.8 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 47.6 per cent
- Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
Number of cases this week: 16 cases (down 5 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 159.0 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 23.8 per cent
- Consett
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 20 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 89.5 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 66.7 per cent
- Delves Lane and Leadgate
Number of cases this week: 8 cases (down 26 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 86.5 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 76.5 per cent
- Bridgehill, Castleside and Harehope Hill
Number of cases this week: 19 cases (down 8 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 190.1 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 29.6 per cent
- Lanchester
Number of cases this week: 7 cases (down 15 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 117.9 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 68.2 per cent
- Stanley West and Annfield Plain
Number of cases this week: 18 cases (down 11 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 229.6 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 37.9 per cent
- Stanley North and East
Number of cases this week: 19 cases (down 12 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 222.5 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 38.7 per cent
- Stanley South
Number of cases this week: 20 cases (down 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 209.3 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 13.0 per cent
- Ouston and Beamish
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (down 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 294.3 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 15.0 per cent
- Pelton and Perkinsville
Number of cases this week: 13 cases (down 5 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 179.4 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 27.8 per cent
- Chester-le-Street North
Number of cases this week: 18 cases (down 2 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 228.3 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 10.0 per cent
- Chester-le-Street Town and Pelton Fell
Number of cases this week: 25 cases (down 13 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 256.2 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 34.2 per cent
- Chester-le-Street South and East
Number of cases this week: 24 cases (up 7 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 228.4 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 41.2 per cent
- Great Lumley and Bourmoor
Number of cases this week: 7 cases (down 12 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 96.2 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 63.2 per cent
- Sacriston
Number of cases this week: 31 cases (up 9 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 370.6 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 40.9 per cent
- Bearpark and Witton Gilbert
Number of cases this week: 18 cases (down 6 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 227.1 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 25.0 per cent
- Langley Park and Satley
Number of cases this week: 12 cases (down 10 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 179.9 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 45.5 per cent
- Esh Winning and Ushaw Moor
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 158.2 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 23.1 per cent
- Brandon and Brancepeth
Number of cases this week: 11 cases (down 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 145.2 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 21.4 per cent
- Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross and Langley Moor
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (down 2 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 115.1 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 10.5 per cent
- Pity Me and Framwellgate Moor
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 157.7 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 23.1 per cent
- Newton Hall and Brasside
Number of cases this week: 35 cases (up 6 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 426.3 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 20.7 per cent
- Belmont and Carville
Number of cases this week: 16 cases (up 8 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 215.4 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 100.0 per cent
- Gilesgate and Old Durham
Number of cases this week: 4 cases (down 6 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 50.8 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 60.0 per cent
- High Shincliffe and Bowburn
Number of cases this week: 13 cases (up 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 195.2 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 8.3 per cent
- Sherburn and West Rainton
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (up 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 185.1 per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 21.4 per cent
- Thornley and Wheatley Hill
Number of cases this week: 15 cases (up 5 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 205.8 per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 50.0 per cent
- Durham City
Number of cases this week: 7 cases (down 14 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 48.4 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 66.7 per cent
- Tudhoe Grange
Number of cases this week: 9 cases (down 6 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 130.2 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 40.0 per cent
- Spennymoor West
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (down 22 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 169.9 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 56.4 per cent
- Spennymoor East and Ferryhill West
Number of cases this week: 11 cases (down 10 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 149.3 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 47.6 per cent
- Crook South
Number of cases this week: 34 cases (down 17 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 350.8 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 33.3 per cent
- Crook North and Tow Law
Number of cases this week: 13 cases (down 16 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 137.7 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 55.2 per cent
- Stanhope and Weardale
Number of cases this week: 7 cases (down 12 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 87.7 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 63.2per cent
- Barnard Castle
Number of cases this week: 11 cases (up 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 151.6 per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 10.0 per cent
- Evenwood, Cockfield and Staindrop
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (down 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 133.6 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 5.6 per cent
- Saint Helen Auckland and West Auckland
Number of cases this week:17 cases (down 14 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 186.7 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 45.2 per cent
- Coundon North
Number of cases this week: 8 cases (down 23 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 108.7 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 74.2 per cent
- Bishop Auckland North and Coundon Grange
Number of cases this week: 25 cases (down 7 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 314.9 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 21.9 per cent
- Bishop Auckland Central and West
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (down 3 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 231.6 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 15.0 per cent
- Bishop Auckland South
Number of cases this week: 18 cases (down 5 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 247.8 cases per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 21.7 per cent
- Shildon
Number of cases this week: 22 cases (down 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 212.9 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 4.3 per cent
- Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill
Number of cases this week: 11 cases (down 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 140.4 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 8.3 per cent
- Ferryhill and Cornforth
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 2 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 149.2 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 16.7 per cent
- Chilton
Number of cases this week: 11 cases (down 6 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 154.8 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 35.3 per cent
- Newton Aycliffe North
Number of cases this week: 23 cases (down 8 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 265.3 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 25.8 per cent
- Newton Aycliffe East
Number of cases this week: 5 cases (down 11 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 90.8 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 69.8 per cent
- Newton Aycliffe West
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 13 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 173.4 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 56.5 per cent
- Newton Aycliffe South
Number of cases this week: 22 cases (down 4 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 308.6 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 15.4 per cent
- Sedgefield and Bishop Middleham
Number of cases this week: 16 cases (down 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 233.7 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 5.9 per cent
- Wingate and Castle Eden
Number of cases this week: 13 cases (down 8 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 176.8 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 38.1 per cent
- Blackhall
Number of cases this week: 14 cases (up 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 245.0 per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 7.7 per cent
- Horden
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 8 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 172.9 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 44.4 per cent
- Peterlee East
Number of cases this week: 13 cases (down 16 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 152.5 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 55.2 per cent
- Peterlee South
Number of cases this week: 17 cases (down 9 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 265.9 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 34.6 per cent
- Peterlee West
Number of cases this week: 10 cases (down 12 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 137.5 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 54.5 per cent
- Easington and Hawthorn
Number of cases this week: 6 cases (down 4 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 104.6 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 40.0 per cent
- Seaham Central and South
Number of cases this week: 15 cases (down 24 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 175.3 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 61.5 per cent
- Murton North and Parkside
Number of cases this week: 14 cases (down 0 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 164.0 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 0.0 per cent
- Seaham Northlea and Westlea
Number of cases this week: 16 cases (down 10 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 178.6 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 38.5 per cent
- South Murton and South Hetton
Number of cases this week: 16 cases (down 14 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 198.4 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 46.7 per cent
- Shotton and Haswell
Number of cases this week: 8 cases (down 4 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 116.7 per 100,000 people
Cases are DOWN by 33.3 per cent
- Trimdon and Fishburn
Number of cases this week: 22 cases (up 1 from week before)
Covid-19 infection rate: 303.9 per 100,000 people
Cases are UP by 4.8 per cent
Those areas in County Durham not listed do not appear on the Public Health England Covid hotspot map as there were three or fewer cases reported over the seven day period.
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