The Harrogate district has suffered a worrying increase in the rate of covid infections in recent weeks.
The rolling seven-day average of new cases per day has risen from 160 per 100,000 a fortnight ago to 287 today.
The R number, which refers to the virus’ reproduction rate, has gone up from 1.4 last week to 1.6.
Another 68 infections were confirmed today, taking the total since the start of the pandemic past 3,000.
But the spread of the virus is uneven. Some parts of the district have been hit harder than others.
Unsurprisingly, the more densely populated areas are suffering most.
Here are the five local community areas to have experienced the highest and lowest number of infections over the last seven days, according to government figures.
Highest
1 Harrogate East 45
2 Killinghall and Hampsthwaite 41
3 Harrogate West and Pannal 35
4 Central Harrogate 26
5 Hookstone 25
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Lowest
1 Pateley Bridge and Nidd Valley 7
2 Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley 9
3 Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-Grafton 11
4 Ouseburn, Hammerton & Tockwith 13
5 Ripon North & West 14
