The areas in Derbyshire with the most Covid cases as Omicron . spreads

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New figures on coronavirus case rates show that many areas of the county are experiencing a spike in cases.

The past week saw record-breaking in the UK as the Omicron variant spread across the country, with more than 92,000 cases recorded across the country on Friday 17 December.

With the announcement of a major incident in London, Derbyshire is also beginning to feel the Omicron effect, as no area in the county has fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 people.

While the situation is still much worse in neighboring Nottinghamshire, cases continued to rise in the seven days to Tuesday 14 December.

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In Derby, Oakwood recorded the largest number of new cases, with 870 cases per 100,000 people and 84 new cases recorded in the week to December 14, an increase of 90.9 percent from the previous week.

But that pales in comparison to numbers in the Peak District, where Hathersage, Bradwell and Tedswell had a case rate of 1022.8 positive cases per 100,000 people with 75 new cases reported between December 7 and December 14.

These are the Derbyshire areas with the highest rates of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people:

Hathersage, Bradwell & Tideswell – 1022.8 (75 cases per week through December 14) Oakwood – 870 (84 cases per week through December 14) Kirk Hallam – 732.2 (45 cases per week through December 14) Bridsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common – 723.5 (43 cases per week through December 14) Willington North, Findern and Stenson Fields – 722.4 (76 cases per week through December 14) South Normanton West – 720.3 (57 cases per week through December 14) Chellaston East – 687.1 (48 cases per week As of December 14) Alvaston and Crewton – 667.1 (64 cases per week until December 14) Kilburn and Horsley – 662.7 (49 cases per week until December 14) Chadsden Park – 660.3 (57 cases per week until December 14) Chelston West and Shelton Lock – 657 (56 cases per week through December 14) Crich, Holloway and Wingfield – 647.1 (39 cases per week through December 14) Allenton and Osmaston – 638.5 (77 cases per week through December 14) Heanor South and Shipley Park – 628.7 (51 cases per week) Breaston and Draycott – 616.3 (38 cases in the week of December 14) Little Chester – 615.6 (53 cases per week through December 14) Macworth – 608 (53 cases per week through December) 14) Long Eaton South – 605.4 (57 cases per week until December 14) Bilber Town – 6000.1 (47 cases per week until December 14 )

Darley Dale and Stanton are the best in the county when it comes to case rates, with only nine cases reported as of December 14 and a case rate of 178.6 per 100,000 people.

Normanton North and Bear Tree has the lowest infection rate in Derby, with 292.9 cases per 100,000 people and 26 positive results recorded in the week to December 14.

These are the Derbyshire areas with the lowest rates of COVID-19 per 100,000 people:

Darley Dale and Stanton – 178.6 (nine cases per week through December 14) Somercotes and Pye Bridge – 215.3 (17 cases per week through December 14) Hadfield West and Gemsley – 219.3 (16 cases per week through December 14) (Clowne & Barlborough – 240.9) 19 cases per week through December 14) New Whittington and Hollingwood & Barrow Hill – 240.9 (19 cases as of December 14) Wingerworth & Holymoorside – 245.7 (16 cases per week through December 14) Normanton North & Beartree – 292.9 (26 cases per week until December 14) December 14) Matlock South, Cromford and Winster – 293.8 (27 cases in the week to December 14) Buxton Burbage and Harbor Hill – 296.5 (22 cases in the following week) through December 14) Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley – 299.5 (39 Cases per week through December 14) Bakewell North, Baslow, Calver – 299.8 (19 cases per week through December 14)

The Omicron variant has seen a host of new coronavirus prevention methods hastily introduced, including face masks in stores and on public transport and Covid passports to enter certain places.

It has also led to a renewed call for those over 18 to get a third booster vaccine to provide greater protection against Omicron and other variants of Covid.

But figures from the government show that as of Saturday 18 December, many areas of Derbyshire still have large proportions of their population over the age of 12 who haven’t even gotten their first vaccine.

The data shows that three districts in Derby have barely half of their residents vaccinated once, and less than half have been vaccinated twice.

The area with the lowest vaccinations outside Derby in the county is Long Eaton Town, where 78.4% of residents received their first dose and 72.6% second.

Meanwhile, at the border in Nottingham, several areas of the city have recorded more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people.

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