The British Medical Association has branded the UK Government “wilfully negligent” after it decided not to trigger its so-called Plan B measures to curb the spread of the virus.
It comes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned the UK may see 100,000 cases a day and urged people to take precautions such as getting vaccinated.
He told a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday that it was not the right time to reintroduce restrictions such as compulsory face coverings.
There are now 149 neighbourhoods in England that have an infection rate above 1,000 per 100,000 people.
In Bristol there have been 2,426 positive cases in the seven days to 15 October. This is a rate of 521.
As cases continue to rise across the country, we reveal which neighbourhoods in Bristol saw the biggest rise in case rates per 100,000 people.
He told a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday that it was not the right time to reintroduce restrictions such as compulsory face coverings.
5. Kingsdown and Stokes Croft
Kingsdown and Stokes Croft has seen rates of positive Covid cases rise by 651 per cent, from 37 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending October 8 to 279 in week ending October 15. Photo: Google Maps