Sunderland's weekly coronavirus rate rises by more than 500% as new figures show it has one of the biggest jumps in cases
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The statistics from Public Health England show the number per 100,000 people in the city found to have Covid-19 during the seven days up to Saturday, September 5, stood at 57.3 – that’s 159 new cases.
That is a rise from the week before, in the seven days up to Saturday, August 29, when it was 8.6, which equates to 24 people, which means the increase in percentage between the two stands at 562%.
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Hide AdA number of businesses and schools have also taken the decision to close due to confirmed cases,while an outbreak linked to a football match has also caused health chiefs in Sunderland and County Durham concern.
The latest numbers come as the Government announced it would be bringing in a law change which will mean it will be illegal to gather in groups of more than six from Monday.
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Hide AdThe Government hopes that the change will make it easier for the police to identify and disperse illegal gatherings.
The figures are brought together through the tests in laboratories and the wider community, although the data for the most recent days, from September 6 to 8, has been excluded, as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.
Bolton has seen the largest case increase, rising by 369, or 128.3 cases per 100,000 people.
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Hide AdIt led Health Secretary Matt Hancock to impose further measures in that area, restricting all hospitality to takeaways only, with venues will to close between 10pm and 5am.
In Bradford, it has risen from, from 49.1 to 74.7, with 403 new cases, and in Birmingham the rate has risen from 30.5 to 69.1, with 789 new cases.
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