A member of the public sitting in a bus wears a pandemic face mask (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)A member of the public sitting in a bus wears a pandemic face mask (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
A member of the public sitting in a bus wears a pandemic face mask (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The 8 Bristol areas that have had the biggest increase in Covid cases in the past week

Several neighbourhoods in Bristol are still seeing an increase in coronavirus cases, despite an overall drop across the county.

Headley Park and Speedwell saw the biggest increase, with cases rising more than 35 per cent in both areas.

The figures, which refer to case rates in the seven days leading up to November 5, also show that Knowle West, Hartcliffe and Ashton had a significant increase in cases.

Across the UK, coronavirus infection rates have fallen by 15 per cent in the past week, but remain high in certain areas.

Infection levels in Wales are the highest in the UK, and double those currently seen in London, official figures show.

Wales had 521 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to November 10.

This is followed by South West England, with 440 cases oper 100,000, Northern Ireland, with 424 cases per 100,000, and the North East, with 422 cases per 100,000.

London has the lowest rate, at just 240 cases per 100,000 people.

Here are the neighbourhoods in Bristol with the biggest rise in cases in the past week.