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These are from Carl Baker, a statistician in the House of Commons library, showing the current spread of Covid in England.
COVID-19 rates rose in two-thirds of England’s small areas in the week to 6th Jan. But some falls in London/SE.
On this map, each arrow is an MSOA with a population of 7-10k. Green shows a fall since last week and purple shows a rise. Larger arrows show bigger rises/falls.
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And here’s the latest cartogram showing which small areas of England and Wales had the highest COVID-19 case rates in the week ending 6th January.
Each hexagon⬢ represents an MSOA with a population of around 7k-10k. Areas are grouped into counties etc.
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Earlier I said in Scotland people who leave the house to exercise have to start their exercise from their front door. Sorry, that’s not quite right. The level 4 guidance says: “Travel no further than you need to reach to a safe, non-crowded place to exercise in a socially distanced way.”
But it is true of Wales where the lockdown guidance says: “You can leave home as often as you like to exercise as long as you do so from home.”
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