With the number of new cases on the decline and efforts under way to release blanket restrictions, attention is shifting to the pockets of the country where the virus continues to spread. JPIMedia analysis of official figures has revealed the areas in Yorkshire with the highest rate of people testing positive for coronavirus in the from May 23 to June 6. These are the 10 new coronavirus hotspots in Yorkshire and The Humber:
9. Wakefield
Wakefield had the eighth highest rate of new coronavirus cases in Yorkshire, with 11.5new cases identified from May 23 to June 6,per 100,000 people. Photo: Simon Hulme
10. North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire had the ninth highest rate of new coronavirus cases in Yorkshire, with 9.9 new cases identified from May 23 to June 6,per 100,000 people. Photo: Google
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Richmondshirehad the tenth highest rate of new coronavirus cases in Yorkshire, with 9.3 new cases identified from May 23 to June 6,per 100,000 people. Photo: Gary Longbottom
12. Sheffield
Sheffield had the eleventh highest rate of new coronavirus cases in Yorkshire, with 8.7 new cases identified from May 23 to June 6,per 100,000 people. Photo: Simon Hulme