With the second phase of the UK roadmap now well underway, it’s important to look at how the UK is performing with the latest easing of restrictions.
In just over two weeks the next step of the lockdown roadmap is likely to come into place, with the main change being the reopening of indoor hospitality on May 17.
The Government is set to confirm whether the new restrictions will be lifted a week before on May 10.
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Boris Johnson has confirmed for each stage of the lockdwon roadmap to be lifted, four tests must be passed in England. They are:
- The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully
- Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated
- Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS
- The assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new variants of concern
According to the latest data the area with the lowest rate in Hertfordshire is St Albans with an infection rate of 8.8 and 13 new cases recorded in the seven days to April 26.
Dacorum has the highest infection rate of all the local authority areas across the county.
According to the latest figures Dacorum has an infection rate of 29.7 and 46 new cases were recorded there in the seven days until April 26.
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We’ve compiled a list of the rates for every local authority area in England, based on Public Health England data published on April 30 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.
Here’s the list in full.
From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 26; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 26; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 19; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 19.
The 10 Hertfordshire local authorities have been highlighted in bold.
Selby, 114.8, (104), 53.0, (48)
Hyndburn, 82.7, (67), 28.4, (23)
North Lincolnshire, 81.8, (141), 52.8, (91)
Kirklees, 68.0, (299), 60.0, (264)
Doncaster, 65.4, (204), 68.9, (215)
Wakefield, 60.6, (211), 45.1, (157)
Luton, 56.8, (121), 57.7, (123)
Barnsley, 55.1, (136), 58.3, (144)
Leicester, 54.2, (192), 60.1, (213)
Bradford, 53.9, (291), 53.7, (290)
Cambridge, 52.9, (66), 50.5, (63)
Bolton, 49.7, (143), 51.5, (148)
Slough, 47.5, (71), 64.9, (97)
Peterborough, 47.5, (96), 45.0, (91)
Preston, 46.1, (66), 30.7, (44)
Corby, 45.7, (33), 47.1, (34)
Rugby, 44.1, (48), 39.5, (43)
Wellingborough, 42.7, (34), 46.4, (37)
Rotherham, 42.6, (113), 50.5, (134)
Leeds, 42.5, (337), 46.7, (370)
Blackburn with Darwen, 42.1, (63), 26.1, (39)
Bassetlaw, 41.7, (49), 39.2, (46)
Boston, 41.3, (29), 58.4, (41)
Sheffield, 41.0, (240), 48.2, (282)
Trafford, 40.9, (97), 28.6, (68)
Fenland, 40.3, (41), 55.0, (56)
Harrow, 40.2, (101), 27.9, (70)
Stoke-on-Trent, 40.2, (103), 38.2, (98)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 40.0, (52), 30.8, (40)
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 39.6, (60), 25.1, (38)
Salford, 39.4, (102), 28.6, (74)
Mansfield, 39.3, (43), 43.9, (48)
Kettering, 39.3, (40), 34.4, (35)
Manchester, 36.9, (204), 47.0, (260)
Craven, 36.8, (21), 38.5, (22)
Oldham, 35.8, (85), 48.9, (116)
Ealing, 35.7, (122), 28.1, (96)
Hounslow, 34.6, (94), 41.6, (113)
Brent, 34.3, (113), 37.3, (123)
Tameside, 33.6, (76), 32.7, (74)
Hartlepool, 33.1, (31), 49.1, (46)
Chorley, 33.0, (39), 32.1, (38)
South Holland, 32.6, (31), 41.0, (39)
Pendle, 32.6, (30), 18.5, (17)
Westminster, 32.5, (85), 32.1, (84)
Herefordshire, County of, 32.2, (62), 16.1, (31)
Rochdale, 31.9, (71), 35.1, (78)
Bedford, 31.7, (55), 17.9, (31)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 31.4, (107), 36.1, (123)
Swindon, 31.1, (69), 30.2, (67)
Hillingdon, 31.0, (95), 39.4, (121)
Waverley, 30.9, (39), 19.0, (24)
Northampton, 30.7, (69), 47.6, (107)
County Durham, 30.6, (162), 17.9, (95)
Sandwell, 29.8, (98), 40.2, (132)
Dacorum, 29.7, (46), 22.0, (34)
Gravesham, 29.0, (31), 14.0, (15)
Kensington and Chelsea, 28.8, (45), 36.5, (57)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 28.7, (87), 38.6, (117)
North East Derbyshire, 28.6, (29), 32.5, (33)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 28.4, (43), 23.8, (36)
Tower Hamlets, 28.3, (92), 26.5, (86)
Newham, 28.3, (100), 33.7, (119)
Nottingham, 28.2, (94), 26.7, (89)
Wandsworth, 28.2, (93), 27.0, (89)
Chiltern, 28.1, (27), 11.5, (11)
East Suffolk, 28.1, (70), 18.8, (47)
Kingston upon Hull, City of, 27.7, (72), 46.2, (120)
Blaby, 27.6, (28), 27.6, (28)
Oxford, 27.5, (42), 26.2, (40)
Southampton, 27.3, (69), 33.3, (84)
Epsom and Ewell, 27.3, (22), 18.6, (15)
Redbridge, 27.2, (83), 30.5, (93)
Wokingham, 26.9, (46), 18.7, (32)
Calderdale, 26.5, (56), 29.8, (63)
Ipswich, 26.3, (36), 29.9, (41)
North Kesteven, 25.7, (30), 11.1, (13)
York, 25.6, (54), 18.0, (38)
Telford and Wrekin, 25.6, (46), 25.6, (46)
Test Valley, 25.4, (32), 20.6, (26)
West Suffolk, 25.1, (45), 17.3, (31)
Three Rivers, 24.6, (23), 30.0, (28)
Wycombe, 24.6, (43), 29.8, (52)
Oadby and Wigston, 24.6, (14), 21.0, (12)
East Northamptonshire, 24.3, (23), 15.9, (15)
Stockton-on-Tees, 24.3, (48), 22.3, (44)
Lincoln, 24.2, (24), 15.1, (15)
Wolverhampton, 23.9, (63), 25.4, (67)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 23.8, (44), 32.4, (60)
Burnley, 23.6, (21), 33.7, (30)
Aylesbury Vale, 23.6, (47), 24.1, (48)
Bury, 23.6, (45), 29.3, (56)
Coventry, 23.4, (87), 26.4, (98)
Darlington, 23.4, (25), 30.0, (32)
Middlesbrough, 23.4, (33), 27.0, (38)
Milton Keynes, 23.4, (63), 20.8, (56)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 23.4, (23), 26.4, (26)
Stockport, 23.2, (68), 25.6, (75)
West Lindsey, 23.0, (22), 26.1, (25)
Scarborough, 23.0, (25), 23.9, (26)
Warrington, 22.9, (48), 22.9, (48)
South Bucks, 22.8, (16), 27.1, (19)
Stevenage, 22.8, (20), 21.6, (19)
Lancaster, 22.6, (33), 16.4, (24)
Thanet, 22.5, (32), 16.9, (24)
South Tyneside, 22.5, (34), 20.5, (31)
Walsall, 22.4, (64), 32.2, (92)
Harborough, 22.4, (21), 26.7, (25)
Richmondshire, 22.3, (12), 11.2, (6)
Wigan, 22.2, (73), 28.6, (94)
Tamworth, 22.2, (17), 24.8, (19)
Birmingham, 22.2, (253), 26.5, (303)
Barking and Dagenham, 22.1, (47), 30.1, (64)
Vale of White Horse, 22.1, (30), 20.6, (28)
North Norfolk, 21.9, (23), 17.2, (18)
Elmbridge, 21.9, (30), 17.5, (24)
Mid Devon, 21.9, (18), 13.4, (11)
Watford, 21.7, (21), 28.0, (27)
Richmond upon Thames, 21.7, (43), 18.2, (36)
East Staffordshire, 21.7, (26), 19.2, (23)
Kingston upon Thames, 21.4, (38), 19.2, (34)
South Cambridgeshire, 21.4, (34), 21.4, (34)
Merton, 21.3, (44), 26.6, (55)
Runnymede, 21.2, (19), 16.8, (15)
Newark and Sherwood, 21.2, (26), 23.7, (29)
Reading, 21.0, (34), 31.5, (51)
Rossendale, 21.0, (15), 22.4, (16)
Sefton, 21.0, (58), 20.6, (57)
Halton, 20.9, (27), 11.6, (15)
Sutton, 20.8, (43), 17.4, (36)
Hart, 20.6, (20), 17.5, (17)
Central Bedfordshire, 20.4, (59), 17.0, (49)
Bristol, City of, 20.3, (94), 23.5, (109)
North West Leicestershire, 20.3, (21), 22.2, (23)
North Tyneside, 20.2, (42), 19.7, (41)
Great Yarmouth, 20.1, (20), 18.1, (18)
Rutland, 20.0, (8), 15.0, (6)
Barnet, 20.0, (79), 27.3, (108)
Chichester, 19.8, (24), 14.9, (18)
Fareham, 19.8, (23), 8.6, (10)
Daventry, 19.8, (17), 36.1, (31)
Huntingdonshire, 19.7, (35), 19.1, (34)
Camden, 19.6, (53), 16.3, (44)
Hackney and City of London, 19.6, (57), 17.2, (50)
South Derbyshire, 19.6, (21), 18.6, (20)
Harlow, 19.5, (17), 11.5, (10)
North East Lincolnshire, 19.4, (31), 18.2, (29)
East Lindsey, 19.1, (27), 15.5, (22)
East Cambridgeshire, 18.9, (17), 13.4, (12)
Guildford, 18.8, (28), 28.9, (43)
Wyre Forest, 18.8, (19), 10.9, (11)
Greenwich, 18.8, (54), 16.7, (48)
Shropshire, 18.6, (60), 14.5, (47)
Tunbridge Wells, 18.5, (22), 21.1, (25)
Ashford, 18.5, (24), 13.1, (17)
Mid Suffolk, 18.3, (19), 18.3, (19)
Derby, 18.3, (47), 24.5, (63)
Brighton and Hove, 18.2, (53), 15.8, (46)
Ryedale, 18.1, (10), 12.6, (7)
South Ribble, 18.1, (20), 17.1, (19)
Dudley, 18.0, (58), 25.2, (81)
South Gloucestershire, 17.9, (51), 17.5, (50)
Southwark, 17.9, (57), 18.5, (59)
South Norfolk, 17.7, (25), 10.6, (15)
Wiltshire, 17.6, (88), 14.6, (73)
West Lancashire, 17.5, (20), 11.4, (13)
Cheshire East, 17.4, (67), 18.5, (71)
Arun, 17.4, (28), 14.3, (23)
Horsham, 17.4, (25), 16.0, (23)
Bolsover, 17.4, (14), 22.3, (18)
Mendip, 17.3, (20), 9.5, (11)
North Hertfordshire, 17.2, (23), 18.7, (25)
Adur, 17.1, (11), 12.4, (8)
Northumberland, 17.1, (55), 16.7, (54)
Sedgemoor, 17.0, (21), 24.4, (30)
Tandridge, 17.0, (15), 10.2, (9)
Canterbury, 16.9, (28), 17.5, (29)
Dartford, 16.9, (19), 16.0, (18)
Worcester, 16.8, (17), 20.7, (21)
Wealden, 16.7, (27), 9.9, (16)
Tonbridge and Malling, 16.6, (22), 10.6, (14)
Waltham Forest, 16.6, (46), 18.4, (51)
Derbyshire Dales, 16.6, (12), 11.1, (8)
Sunderland, 16.6, (46), 16.9, (47)
North Devon, 16.5, (16), 9.3, (9)
Redditch, 16.4, (14), 15.2, (13)
Bracknell Forest, 16.3, (20), 22.0, (27)
Croydon, 16.3, (63), 15.5, (60)
Welwyn Hatfield, 16.3, (20), 17.1, (21)
South Lakeland, 16.2, (17), 22.8, (24)
South Kesteven, 16.1, (23), 28.8, (41)
Charnwood, 16.1, (30), 29.6, (55)
South Hams, 16.1, (14), 8.0, (7)
Thurrock, 16.1, (28), 12.0, (21)
Redcar and Cleveland, 16.0, (22), 16.8, (23)
Stafford, 16.0, (22), 9.5, (13)
Spelthorne, 16.0, (16), 15.0, (15)
Plymouth, 16.0, (42), 11.1, (29)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 15.9, (18), 24.7, (28)
Cannock Chase, 15.9, (16), 11.9, (12)
Basingstoke and Deane, 15.9, (28), 16.4, (29)
Gateshead, 15.8, (32), 15.8, (32)
Havering, 15.8, (41), 15.0, (39)
East Hampshire, 15.5, (19), 12.3, (15)
North Somerset, 15.3, (33), 23.7, (51)
Broadland, 15.3, (20), 13.0, (17)
Dover, 15.2, (18), 8.5, (10)
Tendring, 15.0, (22), 23.2, (34)
New Forest, 15.0, (27), 16.7, (30)
St. Helens, 15.0, (27), 13.8, (25)
Norwich, 14.9, (21), 9.2, (13)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 14.9, (59), 14.9, (59)
Harrogate, 14.9, (24), 20.5, (33)
Bexley, 14.9, (37), 17.3, (43)
Haringey, 14.9, (40), 17.1, (46)
South Northamptonshire, 14.8, (14), 19.0, (18)
Lewisham, 14.7, (45), 15.0, (46)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 14.7, (19), 34.8, (45)
Cherwell, 14.6, (22), 35.2, (53)
Cotswold, 14.5, (13), 12.2, (11)
Winchester, 14.4, (18), 10.4, (13)
Enfield, 14.4, (48), 22.2, (74)
Blackpool, 14.3, (20), 14.3, (20)
Rushcliffe, 14.3, (17), 13.4, (16)
Havant, 14.3, (18), 19.0, (24)
Crawley, 14.2, (16), 24.0, (27)
South Staffordshire, 14.2, (16), 14.2, (16)
Hambleton, 14.2, (13), 6.6, (6)
Malvern Hills, 14.0, (11), 10.2, (8)
Bath and North East Somerset, 14.0, (27), 10.3, (20)
Knowsley, 13.9, (21), 19.9, (30)
West Berkshire, 13.9, (22), 15.8, (25)
Liverpool, 13.9, (69), 15.9, (79)
Exeter, 13.7, (18), 13.7, (18)
Eastleigh, 13.5, (18), 23.2, (31)
Solihull, 13.4, (29), 21.7, (47)
Basildon, 13.4, (25), 10.7, (20)
Castle Point, 13.3, (12), 14.4, (13)
Islington, 13.2, (32), 13.2, (32)
Gloucester, 13.2, (17), 19.4, (25)
Ribble Valley, 13.1, (8), 9.9, (6)
Gosport, 13.0, (11), 16.5, (14)
High Peak, 12.9, (12), 25.9, (24)
Woking, 12.9, (13), 26.8, (27)
Chelmsford, 12.9, (23), 13.5, (24)
East Hertfordshire, 12.7, (19), 17.4, (26)
Bromley, 12.6, (42), 10.8, (36)
Tewkesbury, 12.6, (12), 8.4, (8)
Mid Sussex, 12.6, (19), 17.2, (26)
Lambeth, 12.6, (41), 22.7, (74)
West Devon, 12.5, (7), 9.0, (5)
Ashfield, 12.5, (16), 14.1, (18)
Stroud, 12.5, (15), 12.5, (15)
Sevenoaks, 12.4, (15), 14.9, (18)
Lichfield, 12.4, (13), 17.2, (18)
Hertsmere, 12.4, (13), 17.2, (18)
Wirral, 12.3, (40), 11.1, (36)
Stratford-on-Avon, 12.3, (16), 10.8, (14)
Uttlesford, 12.1, (11), 13.1, (12)
Swale, 12.0, (18), 11.3, (17)
Brentwood, 11.7, (9), 16.9, (13)
Maidstone, 11.6, (20), 15.1, (26)
East Devon, 11.6, (17), 8.2, (12)
Somerset West and Taunton, 11.6, (18), 10.3, (16)
Mole Valley, 11.5, (10), 16.0, (14)
Chesterfield, 11.4, (12), 26.7, (28)
Breckland, 11.4, (16), 16.4, (23)
Isle of Wight, 11.3, (16), 10.6, (15)
South Oxfordshire, 11.3, (16), 14.1, (20)
Portsmouth, 11.2, (24), 16.8, (36)
Gedling, 11.0, (13), 21.2, (25)
Bromsgrove, 11.0, (11), 14.0, (14)
Medway, 10.8, (30), 13.6, (38)
North Warwickshire, 10.7, (7), 27.6, (18)
South Somerset, 10.7, (18), 14.3, (24)
Cheshire West and Chester, 10.5, (36), 13.7, (47)
Barrow-in-Furness, 10.4, (7), 16.4, (11)
Warwick, 10.4, (15), 10.4, (15)
Erewash, 10.4, (12), 16.5, (19)
Broxbourne, 10.3, (10), 8.2, (8)
Colchester, 10.3, (20), 12.3, (24)
Copeland, 10.3, (7), 17.6, (12)
Wychavon, 10.0, (13), 8.5, (11)
Dorset, 10.0, (38), 13.7, (52)
Worthing, 9.9, (11), 9.9, (11)
Epping Forest, 9.9, (13), 17.5, (23)
Southend-on-Sea, 9.8, (18), 12.0, (22)
Wyre, 9.8, (11), 10.7, (12)
Melton, 9.8, (5), 29.3, (15)
Hastings, 9.7, (9), 8.6, (8)
Lewes, 9.7, (10), 14.5, (15)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 9.6, (55), 12.6, (72)
Rother, 9.4, (9), 6.2, (6)
Amber Valley, 9.4, (12), 10.1, (13)
Braintree, 9.2, (14), 10.5, (16)
Rochford, 9.2, (8), 10.3, (9)
Torridge, 8.8, (6), 11.7, (8)
Broxtowe, 8.8, (10), 12.3, (14)
St Albans, 8.8, (13), 11.5, (17)
Rushmoor, 8.5, (8), 12.7, (12)
Carlisle, 8.3, (9), 6.4, (7)
Teignbridge, 8.2, (11), 11.9, (16)
West Oxfordshire, 8.1, (9), 17.2, (19)
Torbay, 8.1, (11), 6.6, (9)
Reigate and Banstead, 8.1, (12), 14.8, (22)
Surrey Heath, 7.8, (7), 14.6, (13)
Cheltenham, 7.7, (9), 8.6, (10)
Eastbourne, 7.7, (8), 12.5, (13)
Babergh, 7.6, (7), 16.3, (15)
Eden, 7.5, (4), 16.9, (9)
Fylde, 7.4, (6), 7.4, (6)
Folkestone and Hythe, 6.2, (7), 5.3, (6)
Forest of Dean, 5.8, (5), 6.9, (6)
Allerdale, 4.1, (4), 14.3, (14)
Maldon, 3.1, (2), 4.6, (3)