St Albans has one of the highest new case rates of coronavirus in England, according to latest figures.

The list of the weekly rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority in England ranks the city and its district at 14th.

The Public Health England figures are based on tests that have been carried out both in laboratories ­— pillar one of the Government's testing programme ­— and in the wider community, pillar two.

Leicester is still the most-affected authority in the country.

The rate of new cases in St Albans district in the seven days to July 7 is 19.

The rate is expressed as the new number of new cases per 100,000 population.

With a total district population of nearly 150,000, the data suggests around 28 people living in the district have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week.

The list is based on the latest Public Health England figures updated on July 10 on the Government's coronavirus online dashboard.

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20 authorities with the highest coronavirus case rate in England in the seven days up to July 7. The second number is the rate in the seven days to June 30.

  1. Leicester 122.2, 131.8
  2. Pendle 47.0, 13.1
  3. Bradford 35.9, 44.5
  4. Blackburn with Darwen 35.6, 20.1
  5. Rochdale 32.7, 41.8
  6. Kirklees 31.7, 28.9
  7. Oadby and Wigston 29.8, 45.6
  8. Peterborough 22.9, 16.4
  9. Ashford 21.7, 27.8
  10. Northampton 21.3, 12.9
  11. Carlisle 20.3, 18.5
  12. Oldham 19.9, 29.3
  13. Blaby 19.9, 22.9
  14. St Albans 19.0, 10.2
  15. Kettering 18.8, 8.9
  16. Rotherham 17.4, 31.0
  17. Harborough 17.3, 13.0
  18. Bolton 17.2, 21.4
  19. Dover 17.1, 12.0
  20. Barnsley 16.7, 32.6

Watford - 7.2, 2.1

Hertsmere - 3.8, 1

Dacorum - 2.6, 3.9

Welwyn Hatfield - 2.4, 4.1

Luton - 12.1, 13.1