The city, which entered Tier 3 lockdown on Saturday (October 24) with the rest of South Yorkshire, has more than two dozen areas with a Covid-19 rate of over 500 cases in 100,000 people.
The seven–day rates are expressed per 100,000 population and are calculated by dividing the seven day count by the area population and multiplying by 100,000, the government health body have said.
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1. Littledale and Handsworth North
In the Littledale and Handsworth North neighbourhood, there was an average virus rate of 757.4 cases in every 100,000 people, recorded over the seven days to October 21. Photo: Google
2. Handsworth South
In the seven days to October 21, Handsworth South had an average rate of 688.3 Covid-19 cases in every 100,000 people. Photo: Google
3. Broomhall
Broomhall had an average Covid-19 rate of 720.1 new cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to October 21. Photo: Google
4. Beauchief
The Beauchief area had an average coronavirus rate of 744.1 new infections in every 100,000 people in the seven days to October 21. Photo: Google