Coronavirus rate in Hastings doubles after resurgence in cases

There were 140 reported cases in Hastings in the seven days leading up to December 3, compared to the 69 confirmed the week before.

This means the weekly coronavirus rate in the town rose from 74.5 new cases per 100,000 people to 151.1.

Scroll down for a full list of local authorities and the most recent weekly coronavirus rates in each area.

Hastings

This means Hastings has the 115th highest weekly coronavirus rate of the 315 local authority areas in England to have listed figures.

It was previously 269th.

The town has the second highest weekly rate of all local authority areas in Sussex, behind Rother which has a rate of 151 new cases per 100,000 people.

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This makes Rother the local authority area with the 103rd highest rate in England.

Comparatively, the weekly coronavirus rate in Brighton and Hove over the seven days leading up to December 3 was 63.3 new cases per 100,000 people (with 184 reported cases).

A quiet Brighton during lockdown

This gave it the 281st highest rate of all local authority areas in England.

Medway in Kent has the highest rate in England, with 1,691 new cases recorded in the seven days to December 3 – the equivalent of 607.1 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 495.4 in the seven days to November 26.

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Swale – also in Kent – has the second highest rate, up slightly from 554.4 to 588.3, with 883 new cases.

Thanet in Kent is in third place, where the rate has risen very slightly from 443.9 to 449.5.0, with 638 new cases.

The areas with the biggest week-on-week jumps are Runnymede in Surrey (up from 143.1 to 275.1, with 246 new cases), Medway, Basildon (up from 290.6 to 390.5, with 731 new cases) and Brentwood in Essex (up from 157.1 to 249.3, with 192 new cases).

A majority of areas in England (188 out of 315) have seen a fall in case rates.

The figures, for the seven days to December 3, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

The makority of local authority areas in the UK have recorded a decrease in the number of weekly positive tests in the most recent figures

Data for the most recent four days (December 4-7) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to December 3; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 3; rate of new cases in the seven days to November 26; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to November 26.

1. Medway, 607.1, (1691), 495.4, (1380)
2. Swale, 588.3, (883), 554.4, (832)
3. Thanet, 449.5, (638), 443.9, (630)
4. Boston, 443.2, (311), 487.4, (342)
5. Maidstone, 410.3, (705), 321.3, (552)
6. Basildon, 390.5, (731), 290.6, (544)
7. Lincoln, 380.7, (378), 354.5, (352)
8. Gravesham, 376.9, (403), 377.8, (404)
9. Stoke-on-Trent, 348.7, (894), 356.1, (913)
10. Havering, 346.0, (898), 268.5, (697)
11. Dover, 339.5, (401), 332.7, (393)
12. Barking and Dagenham, 303.0, (645), 248.9, (530)
13. Pendle, 294.2, (271), 293.1, (270)
14. Redbridge, 291.6, (890), 295.5, (902)
15. Oadby and Wigston, 285.9, (163), 370.1, (211)
16. Luton, 278.3, (593), 257.7, (549)
17. Blackburn with Darwen, 277.2, (415), 287.2, (430)
18. Runnymede, 275.1, (246), 143.1, (128)
19. Canterbury, 273.9, (453), 240.0, (397)
20. Dartford, 270.0, (304), 238.9, (269)
21. Waltham Forest, 268.6, (744), 212.3, (588)
22. Folkestone and Hythe, 268.2, (303), 198.2, (224)
23. Burnley, 263.2, (234), 280.0, (249)
24. Bassetlaw, 255.4, (300), 210.3, (247)
25. North Kesteven, 250.6, (293), 194.2, (227)
26. Brentwood, 249.3, (192), 157.1, (121)
27. Tonbridge and Malling, 249.0, (329), 214.9, (284)
28. Bexley, 246.1, (611), 206.6, (513)
29. Leicester, 245.9, (871), 315.6, (1118)
30. Newham, 243.3, (859), 223.4, (789)
31. Wolverhampton, 243.0, (640), 276.8, (729)
32. Slough, 241.4, (361), 298.2, (446)
33. Rossendale, 235.0, (168), 278.4, (199)
34. Hartlepool, 234.9, (220), 268.0, (251)
35. Newcastle-under-Lyme, 231.8, (300), 277.3, (359)
36. Broxbourne, 231.3, (225), 180.9, (176)
37. Epping Forest, 227.8, (300), 177.7, (234)
38. Harlow, 225.1, (196), 222.8, (194)
39. Thurrock, 224.3, (391), 207.6, (362)
40. Bury, 223.6, (427), 236.1, (451)
41. Rochdale, 222.6, (495), 285.1, (634)
42. Sandwell, 220.1, (723), 302.3, (993)
43. Ashford, 219.2, (285), 160.7, (209)
44. Woking, 215.3, (217), 186.5, (188)
45. Doncaster, 214.5, (669), 203.0, (633)
46. Tower Hamlets, 213.4, (693), 205.7, (668)
47. East Staffordshire, 212.1, (254), 269.7, (323)
48. South Tyneside, 212.0, (320), 263.6, (398)
49. South Kesteven, 211.3, (301), 141.1, (201)
50. Calderdale, 210.4, (445), 246.4, (521)
51. Dudley, 209.9, (675), 327.7, (1054)
52. Bradford, 203.6, (1099), 257.0, (1387)
53. Walsall, 203.2, (580), 265.2, (757)
54. Staffordshire Moorlands, 202.2, (199), 198.1, (195)
55. Hull, 201.7, (524), 303.0, (787)
56. Kingston upon Thames, 201.7, (358), 163.4, (290)
57. Kirklees, 200.1, (880), 267.2, (1175)
58. Hyndburn, 199.9, (162), 266.5, (216)
59. Darlington, 199.4, (213), 247.2, (264)
60. Enfield, 198.6, (663), 168.4, (562)
61. East Lindsey, 196.9, (279), 306.2, (434)
62. Harrow, 195.1, (490), 135.0, (339)
63. Blaby, 193.1, (196), 232.5, (236)
64. Peterborough, 192.8, (390), 202.7, (410)
65. Preston, 191.4, (274), 199.8, (286)
66. West Lindsey, 190.2, (182), 242.5, (232)
67. Melton, 189.4, (97), 162.1, (83)
68. Merton, 189.3, (391), 140.9, (291)
69. Rotherham, 188.4, (500), 208.0, (552)
70. Wigan, 187.7, (617), 233.7, (768)
71. Birmingham, 186.7, (2132), 262.0, (2992)
72. Cannock Chase, 186.6, (188), 214.4, (216)
73. Nuneaton and Bedworth, 185.6, (241), 233.3, (303)
74. Northampton, 183.0, (411), 175.0, (393)
75. Haringey, 180.5, (485), 120.6, (324)
76. North East Lincolnshire, 178.6, (285), 255.1, (407)
77. Watford, 178.1, (172), 134.6, (130)
78. Wakefield, 176.9, (616), 242.6, (845)
79. Bolton, 176.7, (508), 246.6, (709)
80. Southend-on-Sea, 176.4, (323), 115.8, (212)
81. Castle Point, 175.9, (159), 178.1, (161)
82. Bromley, 175.1, (582), 129.1, (429)
83. Stafford, 174.1, (239), 238.2, (327)
84. Newark and Sherwood, 174.0, (213), 196.9, (241)
85. Milton Keynes, 172.9, (466), 135.1, (364)
86. Greenwich, 171.2, (493), 146.6, (422)
87. Middlesbrough, 170.9, (241), 207.8, (293)
88. North Lincolnshire, 170.6, (294), 256.5, (442)
89. Hillingdon, 168.1, (516), 163.3, (501)
90. Manchester, 166.0, (918), 203.7, (1126)
91. Barnet, 166.0, (657), 141.7, (561)
92. Northumberland, 164.7, (531), 190.7, (615)
93. Hackney and City of London, 164.4, (478), 132.0, (384)
94. Ealing, 164.1, (561), 182.6, (624)
95. Scarborough, 162.7, (177), 149.0, (162)
96. Chorley, 161.6, (191), 189.5, (224)
97. Tamworth, 160.4, (123), 256.9, (197)
98. Oldham, 160.3, (380), 272.9, (647)
99. Sunderland, 160.2, (445), 190.9, (530)
100. Rochford, 160.2, (140), 132.8, (116)
101. Stockton-on-Tees, 158.6, (313), 229.5, (453)
102. Gloucester, 158.0, (204), 189.7, (245)
103. Rother, 157.2, (151), 130.1, (125)
104. Tunbridge Wells, 156.7, (186), 82.5, (98)
105. South Staffordshire, 156.5, (176), 236.6, (266)
106. Amber Valley, 155.3, (199), 228.6, (293)
107. East Riding of Yorkshire, 155.1, (529), 201.1, (686)
108. Lichfield, 153.7, (161), 192.8, (202)
109. South Ribble, 153.4, (170), 237.4, (263)
110. Sutton, 152.7, (315), 130.8, (270)
111. Croydon, 152.6, (590), 130.3, (504)
112. North Tyneside, 152.0, (316), 235.2, (489)
113. Hertsmere, 151.5, (159), 135.3, (142)
114. Barnsley, 151.5, (374), 206.2, (509)
115. Hastings, 151.1, (140), 74.5, (69)
116. Nottingham, 149.9, (499), 170.0, (566)
117. Leeds, 149.5, (1186), 190.1, (1508)
118. South Holland, 149.4, (142), 118.9, (113)
119. Bolsover, 149.0, (120), 229.6, (185)
120. East Hertfordshire, 148.9, (223), 114.9, (172)
121. Epsom and Ewell, 147.6, (119), 119.1, (96)
122. Sheffield, 147.6, (863), 181.8, (1063)
123. Solihull, 147.4, (319), 181.2, (392)
124. Hounslow, 147.3, (400), 170.2, (462)
125. County Durham, 147.0, (779), 204.9, (1086)
126. Brent, 146.8, (484), 167.4, (552)
127. Wycombe, 146.0, (255), 120.8, (211)
128. Reading, 145.3, (235), 139.7, (226)
129. Bracknell Forest, 144.4, (177), 72.6, (89)
130. Tandridge, 144.1, (127), 81.7, (72)
131. Bristol, 140.9, (653), 196.8, (912)
132. Craven, 138.3, (79), 122.5, (70)
133. Aylesbury Vale, 137.4, (274), 130.4, (260)
134. Ipswich, 137.3, (188), 142.4, (195)
135. Spelthorne, 137.2, (137), 125.2, (125)
136. Three Rivers, 137.2, (128), 130.7, (122)
137. Chesterfield, 136.3, (143), 123.0, (129)
138. Blackpool, 134.8, (188), 167.8, (234)
139. Derby, 134.1, (345), 200.2, (515)
140. South Gloucestershire, 134.0, (382), 164.5, (469)
141. St. Helens, 133.5, (241), 135.1, (244)
142. Salford, 132.9, (344), 169.6, (439)
143. Portsmouth, 132.6, (285), 117.7, (253)
144. Surrey Heath, 132.1, (118), 132.1, (118)
145. Wokingham, 131.5, (225), 98.8, (169)
146. Ribble Valley, 131.4, (80), 182.3, (111)
147. Coventry, 130.3, (484), 188.7, (701)
148. Sevenoaks, 129.2, (156), 124.2, (150)
149. Ashfield, 129.0, (165), 198.6, (254)
150. Erewash, 128.3, (148), 123.9, (143)
151. Newcastle upon Tyne, 128.1, (388), 196.2, (594)
152. Norwich, 128.0, (180), 111.7, (157)
153. South Derbyshire, 127.7, (137), 183.7, (197)
154. Stevenage, 127.5, (112), 99.0, (87)
155. Gedling, 127.2, (150), 162.0, (191)
156. Mansfield, 126.2, (138), 161.9, (177)
157. Redcar and Cleveland, 126.1, (173), 163.3, (224)
158. Charnwood, 125.9, (234), 145.3, (270)
159. West Lancashire, 124.2, (142), 113.7, (130)
160. Wellingborough, 124.2, (99), 109.1, (87)
161. Oxford, 123.3, (188), 137.1, (209)
162. Redditch, 123.2, (105), 187.7, (160)
163. Gosport, 122.6, (104), 141.4, (120)
164. Lambeth, 121.2, (395), 107.7, (351)
165. Warrington, 120.0, (252), 141.4, (297)
166. Great Yarmouth, 119.8, (119), 66.4, (66)
167. Tameside, 119.2, (270), 170.0, (385)
168. Fenland, 118.8, (121), 90.3, (92)
169. Wandsworth, 118.0, (389), 101.6, (335)
170. North Warwickshire, 118.0, (77), 251.3, (164)
171. North Somerset, 117.6, (253), 178.1, (383)
172. Lewisham, 117.1, (358), 97.1, (297)
173. Southwark, 117.0, (373), 101.3, (323)
174. Kettering, 115.9, (118), 119.9, (122)
175. North West Leicestershire, 115.8, (120), 186.3, (193)
176. Havant, 115.7, (146), 110.1, (139)
177. Maldon, 115.5, (75), 58.5, (38)
178. Islington, 115.5, (280), 105.2, (255)
179. Bedford, 115.4, (200), 109.1, (189)
180. St Albans, 115.2, (171), 104.4, (155)
181. Swindon, 114.3, (254), 144.0, (320)
182. Stockport, 114.2, (335), 156.8, (460)
183. Wealden, 113.3, (183), 123.2, (199)
184. Hinckley and Bosworth, 113.1, (128), 109.6, (124)
185. Harborough, 113.0, (106), 199.3, (187)
186. Windsor and Maidenhead, 112.9, (171), 102.4, (155)
187. Telford and Wrekin, 112.9, (203), 214.1, (385)
188. South Bucks, 112.8, (79), 135.6, (95)
189. Broadland, 112.4, (147), 117.8, (154)
190. South Northamptonshire, 112.2, (106), 133.3, (126)
191. Welwyn Hatfield, 112.2, (138), 87.8, (108)
192. Rugby, 112.0, (122), 158.8, (173)
193. Halton, 111.3, (144), 143.0, (185)
194. Chelmsford, 111.0, (198), 102.0, (182)
195. East Devon, 110.7, (162), 127.1, (186)
196. Elmbridge, 110.4, (151), 85.5, (117)
197. Mole Valley, 110.0, (96), 100.9, (88)
198. South Somerset, 109.9, (185), 92.7, (156)
199. Wyre, 108.8, (122), 119.5, (134)
200. Dacorum, 108.6, (168), 90.5, (140)
201. Fylde, 107.7, (87), 157.2, (127)
202. Braintree, 107.5, (164), 120.6, (184)
203. Broxtowe, 107.0, (122), 149.1, (170)
204. South Norfolk, 106.5, (150), 105.8, (149)
205. Gateshead, 106.4, (215), 187.1, (378)
206. Guildford, 106.0, (158), 112.8, (168)
207. Lancaster, 105.5, (154), 123.9, (181)
208. Bromsgrove, 105.1, (105), 161.2, (161)
209. North East Derbyshire, 104.5, (106), 175.4, (178)
210. Warwick, 104.3, (150), 117.6, (169)
211. Rushcliffe, 104.0, (124), 106.6, (127)
212. Cheshire West and Chester, 103.8, (356), 100.6, (345)
213. Kensington and Chelsea, 103.8, (162), 113.4, (177)
214. East Northamptonshire, 103.7, (98), 122.7, (116)
215. Cheshire East, 103.6, (398), 127.8, (491)
216. Reigate and Banstead, 103.5, (154), 92.8, (138)
217. Knowsley, 100.8, (152), 122.0, (184)
218. Basingstoke and Deane, 99.7, (176), 88.3, (156)
219. Bath and North East Somerset, 99.3, (192), 85.4, (165)
220. Exeter, 98.9, (130), 99.7, (131)
221. Selby, 98.2, (89), 156.7, (142)
222. North Hertfordshire, 96.6, (129), 93.6, (125)
223. Daventry, 96.6, (83), 107.0, (92)
224. King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 96.4, (146), 82.6, (125)
225. Harrogate, 95.8, (154), 97.0, (156)
226. Richmondshire, 94.9, (51), 113.5, (61)
227. Wyre Forest, 94.8, (96), 155.0, (157)
228. Mid Sussex, 93.4, (141), 86.1, (130)
229. South Lakeland, 93.3, (98), 88.5, (93)
230. Trafford, 93.1, (221), 121.8, (289)
231. Hammersmith and Fulham, 92.9, (172), 112.9, (209)
232. Uttlesford, 92.0, (84), 80.0, (73)
233. Corby, 91.4, (66), 114.9, (83)
234. Chiltern, 90.7, (87), 53.2, (51)
235. Westminster, 90.3, (236), 97.2, (254)
236. Rutland, 90.2, (36), 57.6, (23)
237. Central Bedfordshire, 90.1, (260), 82.5, (238)
238. Liverpool, 89.8, (447), 106.2, (529)
239. Colchester, 89.4, (174), 67.3, (131)
240. Torridge, 89.4, (61), 98.1, (67)
241. West Devon, 87.8, (49), 59.1, (33)
242. Camden, 87.8, (237), 93.7, (253)
243. Tewkesbury, 85.2, (81), 105.2, (100)
244. High Peak, 84.2, (78), 109.0, (101)
245. Babergh, 83.7, (77), 92.4, (85)
246. Stroud, 82.5, (99), 88.4, (106)
247. Cherwell, 82.4, (124), 84.4, (127)
248. Richmond upon Thames, 80.3, (159), 86.9, (172)
249. Fareham, 79.2, (92), 85.2, (99)
250. Barrow-in-Furness, 77.6, (52), 71.6, (48)
251. Somerset West and Taunton, 76.1, (118), 59.3, (92)
252. Wiltshire, 75.2, (376), 80.4, (402)
253. Sedgemoor, 74.7, (92), 102.3, (126)
254. Derbyshire Dales, 74.7, (54), 113.4, (82)
255. East Cambridgeshire, 73.5, (66), 52.3, (47)
256. Worcester, 73.1, (74), 94.8, (96)
257. Mendip, 72.7, (84), 113.3, (131)
258. Eastbourne, 72.3, (75), 75.2, (78)
259. Ryedale, 72.2, (40), 99.3, (55)
260. Rushmoor, 71.9, (68), 80.3, (76)
261. Cheltenham, 71.4, (83), 110.9, (129)
262. Sefton, 70.9, (196), 114.0, (315)
263. South Oxfordshire, 70.4, (100), 57.7, (82)
264. Horsham, 70.2, (101), 68.2, (98)
265. Tendring, 69.6, (102), 55.3, (81)
266. Vale of White Horse, 69.1, (94), 61.0, (83)
267. Allerdale, 68.5, (67), 80.8, (79)
268. Mid Devon, 68.0, (56), 60.7, (50)
269. Forest of Dean, 68.0, (59), 91.0, (79)
270. Waverley, 67.3, (85), 76.0, (96)
271. Carlisle, 67.2, (73), 115.9, (126)
272. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 67.0, (265), 95.1, (376)
273. Southampton, 66.5, (168), 76.8, (194)
274. Cambridge, 66.5, (83), 72.1, (90)
275. North Devon, 65.9, (64), 116.3, (113)
276. North Norfolk, 65.8, (69), 90.6, (95)
277. Hart, 64.9, (63), 63.9, (62)
278. Arun, 64.7, (104), 54.7, (88)
279. Malvern Hills, 63.5, (50), 68.6, (54)
280. Hambleton, 63.3, (58), 109.2, (100)
281. Brighton and Hove, 63.3, (184), 58.1, (169)
282. Breckland, 62.9, (88), 58.6, (82)
283. Shropshire, 62.8, (203), 127.5, (412)
284. York, 60.3, (127), 96.9, (204)
285. Winchester, 59.3, (74), 84.1, (105)
286. Herefordshire, 59.1, (114), 75.7, (146)
287. Wychavon, 58.7, (76), 85.8, (111)
288. Eastleigh, 56.1, (75), 62.9, (84)
289. East Hampshire, 55.6, (68), 91.6, (112)
290. South Cambridgeshire, 54.1, (86), 44.0, (70)
291. Crawley, 53.4, (60), 74.7, (84)
292. Plymouth, 53.0, (139), 82.0, (215)
293. West Berkshire, 53.0, (84), 58.1, (92)
294. East Suffolk, 52.1, (130), 61.7, (154)
295. Wirral, 51.9, (168), 69.4, (225)
296. West Suffolk, 51.4, (92), 34.6, (62)
297. Cotswold, 51.2, (46), 38.9, (35)
298. Eden, 50.7, (27), 54.5, (29)
299. Stratford-on-Avon, 47.7, (62), 83.0, (108)
300. Huntingdonshire, 47.2, (84), 55.1, (98)
301. Test Valley, 46.8, (59), 62.6, (79)
302. Mid Suffolk, 46.2, (48), 37.5, (39)
303. Lewes, 45.5, (47), 68.8, (71)
304. Chichester, 44.6, (54), 75.1, (91)
305. Teignbridge, 42.5, (57), 49.9, (67)
306. Torbay, 41.1, (56), 80.0, (109)
307. Copeland, 41.1, (28), 63.1, (43)
308. West Oxfordshire, 40.7, (45), 49.7, (55)
309. Dorset, 39.6, (150), 43.6, (165)
310. South Hams, 39.1, (34), 37.9, (33)
311. New Forest, 38.3, (69), 42.8, (77)
312. Adur, 34.2, (22), 45.1, (29)
313. Worthing, 27.1, (30), 28.0, (31)
314. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 25.5, (146), 33.9, (194)
315. Isle of Wight, 19.8, (28), 31.0, (44)