The city now has the highest weekly rate of new Covid-19 cases in England after more than 2,000 cases were recorded there in one week. A total of 2,294 new cases were recorded in the seven days to October 5, new data shows - the equivalent of 689.1 cases per 100,000 people. It represents an enormous jump from 407 new cases in the previous seven days (the week to September 28), or 122.3 per 100,000 people. Email webnews@mirror.co.ukNottingham is also well ahead of the area with the second highest rate, Knowsley, which is now on 601.2 cases per 100,000 people. Delays in implementing coronavirus restrictions in Nottingham "place an unnecessarily huge burden on local resources", the city's council leader has said.

Source: Daily Mirror October 08, 2020 17:44 UTC