The Government has confirmed that local lockdowns such as those seen in Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and other areas last year could return.
The roadmap published by Boris Johnson on Monday sets out a four-stage path out of lockdown for the whole of England, starting on March 8.
But while there will be a national approach to easing restrictions, with shops back from April 12 and pubs in May – some areas could see businesses stay closed.
The 68-page roadmap reads: “The Government cannot rule out reimposing economic and social restrictions at a local or regional level if evidence suggests they are necessary to contain or suppress a variant which escapes the vaccine.”
That could mean that while pubs, shops, gyms, cinemas and theatres open for most of England between now and une – some places could see the doors kept shut.
Even in areas where they are opened they could be closed again, with new restrictions on how many people you can meet – and where.
The plans for potential local lockdowns will be made public in March.
Speaking on Monday Mr Johnson said: “We must remain alert to the constant mutations of the virus. Next month we will publish an updated plan for responding to local outbreaks with a range of measures to address variants of concern, including surge PCR testing and enhanced contact tracing.
“We can’t I am afraid rule out re-imposing restrictions at local or regional level if evidence suggests they are necessary to contain or suppress a new variant which escapes the vaccines.”
Mike Sandys, director of public health at Leicestershire County Council, said the Government’s roadmap means local lockdowns are ‘ruled in’.
He told LeicestershireLive : “In ruling out a return to the tier system, the Government has almost ruled in local lockdowns if there are areas not meeting the four tests.
“Localised lockdowns are the obvious alternative, we know about those and none of us want to go back to that.”
Here is Tuesday’s update of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in England.
The latest figures of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in England show which parts of the country currently have the highest coronavirus levels – and could be at risk of restrictions.
The numbers are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).
The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.
Of the 315 local areas in England, 52 (17%) have seen a rise in case rates, 260 (83%) have seen a fall and three are unchanged.
Corby in Northamptonshire continues to have the highest rate in England, with 249 new cases recorded in the seven days to February 19 – the equivalent of 344.8 cases per 100,000 people.
This is up from 315.7 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to February 12.
Peterborough has the second highest rate, up slightly from 264.0 to 270.9, with 548 new cases.
Middlesbrough is in third place, down from 322.0 to 267.4, with 377 new cases.
Of the 52 areas to record a week-on-week rise, the top five are:
Rutland (up from 135.2 to 240.4)
North Warwickshire (176.2 to 234.4)
Gosport (107.3 to 145.0)
Craven (42.0 to 77.0)
Corby (315.7 to 344.8)
The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on February 23 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.
Here is the list. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to February 19; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to February 19; rate of new cases in the seven days to February 12; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to February 12.
Corby, 344.8, (249), 315.7, (228)
Peterborough, 270.9, (548), 264.0, (534)
Middlesbrough, 267.4, (377), 322.0, (454)
Leicester, 255.5, (905), 252.9, (896)
Sandwell, 252.7, (830), 293.5, (964)
Rutland, 240.4, (96), 135.2, (54)
Ashfield, 235.3, (301), 290.8, (372)
North Warwickshire, 234.4, (153), 176.2, (115)
Tamworth, 233.4, (179), 208.6, (160)
Bury, 232.5, (444), 205.8, (393)
Preston, 230.6, (330), 255.7, (366)
Mansfield, 230.5, (252), 259.8, (284)
St Helens, 225.9, (408), 288.0, (520)
Bolton, 222.9, (641), 259.8, (747)
Redditch, 221.7, (189), 194.7, (166)
North West Leicestershire, 221.0, (229), 203.6, (211)
Wellingborough, 219.6, (175), 204.5, (163)
Luton, 211.2, (450), 261.4, (557)
Bradford, 210.8, (1138), 208.0, (1123)
Kettering, 209.3, (213), 254.5, (259)
Fenland, 209.1, (213), 237.6, (242)
Slough, 204.0, (305), 217.3, (325)
Charnwood, 203.4, (378), 182.4, (339)
East Staffordshire, 197.9, (237), 264.7, (317)
Erewash, 197.6, (228), 196.8, (227)
Nottingham, 194.1, (646), 240.6, (801)
Tameside, 192.1, (435), 200.9, (455)
Gedling, 191.7, (226), 210.4, (248)
Bassetlaw, 191.6, (225), 203.5, (239)
Wakefield, 190.3, (663), 182.9, (637)
Stockton-on-Tees, 190.0, (375), 203.2, (401)
Rotherham, 188.8, (501), 216.6, (575)
Doncaster, 188.2, (587), 187.9, (586)
Newark and Sherwood, 185.4, (227), 257.3, (315)
Walsall, 185.3, (529), 273.9, (782)
Kirklees, 184.0, (809), 178.7, (786)
Salford, 183.9, (476), 213.7, (553)
Wolverhampton, 183.8, (484), 222.5, (586)
South Holland, 183.1, (174), 156.8, (149)
Derby, 182.7, (470), 198.6, (511)
Hartlepool, 182.6, (171), 168.7, (158)
Telford and Wrekin, 182.4, (328), 197.9, (356)
Barnsley, 179.4, (443), 179.0, (442)
Sunderland, 179.3, (498), 223.3, (620)
Boston, 178.1, (125), 188.1, (132)
Calderdale, 177.8, (376), 192.0, (406)
Stockport, 175.2, (514), 191.2, (561)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 174.8, (227), 171.7, (223)
Birmingham, 174.4, (1991), 225.0, (2569)
Wigan, 174.3, (573), 175.3, (576)
South Derbyshire, 174.3, (187), 204.2, (219)
Cannock Chase, 172.7, (174), 207.4, (209)
Barrow-in-Furness, 171.5, (115), 149.1, (100)
Rochdale, 171.3, (381), 183.4, (408)
Bolsover, 171.3, (138), 222.2, (179)
Broxtowe, 171.0, (195), 160.5, (183)
Northampton, 170.5, (383), 197.2, (443)
Manchester, 170.2, (941), 192.6, (1065)
Dudley, 170.1, (547), 195.3, (628)
West Lancashire, 169.7, (194), 161.0, (184)
Knowsley, 169.7, (256), 280.4, (423)
Darlington, 167.6, (179), 199.4, (213)
Blaby, 167.4, (170), 183.2, (186)
Leeds, 166.8, (1323), 167.1, (1325)
Blackburn with Darwen, 165.7, (248), 239.2, (358)
South Ribble, 164.3, (182), 211.2, (234)
Oadby and Wigston, 163.1, (93), 145.6, (83)
Chesterfield, 163.0, (171), 179.2, (188)
Lancaster, 160.9, (235), 150.0, (219)
Liverpool, 159.6, (795), 210.6, (1049)
Rugby, 158.8, (173), 178.1, (194)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 155.6, (176), 161.8, (183)
Redcar and Cleveland, 154.6, (212), 192.5, (264)
Oldham, 153.9, (365), 182.2, (432)
Allerdale, 153.4, (150), 149.3, (146)
North Tyneside, 151.5, (315), 159.7, (332)
Hounslow, 151.4, (411), 188.9, (513)
Rushcliffe, 151.0, (180), 217.3, (259)
Bedford, 150.6, (261), 195.6, (339)
Southampton, 150.5, (380), 153.3, (387)
East Northamptonshire, 150.2, (142), 171.4, (162)
Chorley, 149.7, (177), 198.8, (235)
Coventry, 147.8, (549), 167.7, (623)
Lichfield, 147.0, (154), 158.5, (166)
Stoke-on-Trent, 145.9, (374), 163.4, (419)
South Staffordshire, 145.9, (164), 212.6, (239)
Gosport, 145.0, (123), 107.3, (91)
Wycombe, 144.9, (253), 148.9, (260)
Pendle, 144.4, (133), 168.3, (155)
Hull, 144.4, (375), 162.8, (423)
Wyre Forest, 144.1, (146), 134.3, (136)
South Tyneside, 143.1, (216), 145.1, (219)
Woking, 142.9, (144), 138.9, (140)
Halton, 140.6, (182), 199.4, (258)
Ribble Valley, 139.6, (85), 164.2, (100)
County Durham, 137.9, (731), 162.6, (862)
Hillingdon, 136.5, (419), 173.0, (531)
Harborough, 136.5, (128), 174.8, (164)
Warrington, 135.7, (285), 187.6, (394)
Solihull, 133.6, (289), 189.0, (409)
Ealing, 133.4, (456), 199.8, (683)
High Peak, 132.7, (123), 131.7, (122)
Arun, 132.5, (213), 152.4, (245)
Stevenage, 132.1, (116), 187.8, (165)
South Kesteven, 131.3, (187), 112.3, (160)
Malvern Hills, 130.9, (103), 106.7, (84)
Blackpool, 130.5, (182), 155.6, (217)
Daventry, 130.3, (112), 135.0, (116)
Shropshire, 130.3, (421), 146.4, (473)
Crawley, 129.9, (146), 185.0, (208)
Great Yarmouth, 129.9, (129), 124.8, (124)
Hyndburn, 129.6, (105), 159.2, (129)
Sheffield, 129.3, (756), 128.1, (749)
Sefton, 129.2, (357), 188.5, (521)
Milton Keynes, 129.1, (348), 129.1, (348)
Fylde, 128.7, (104), 154.7, (125)
Wychavon, 128.3, (166), 160.7, (208)
North East Lincolnshire, 127.2, (203), 100.3, (160)
North East Derbyshire, 127.1, (129), 165.6, (168)
Huntingdonshire, 126.4, (225), 136.5, (243)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 126.2, (499), 165.4, (654)
Rossendale, 125.9, (90), 137.1, (98)
Sedgemoor, 125.0, (154), 131.5, (162)
Copeland, 124.7, (85), 249.3, (170)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 124.6, (425), 123.7, (422)
Portsmouth, 124.2, (267), 148.4, (319)
Tendring, 124.2, (182), 184.2, (270)
Trafford, 123.4, (293), 140.3, (333)
Cheshire West and Chester, 122.7, (421), 141.4, (485)
Gateshead, 121.3, (245), 132.1, (267)
North Kesteven, 120.6, (141), 118.9, (139)
Fareham, 118.7, (138), 120.4, (140)
Worcester, 118.6, (120), 165.0, (167)
Barking and Dagenham, 118.4, (252), 171.0, (364)
Burnley, 118.1, (105), 138.3, (123)
Wirral, 116.0, (376), 136.7, (443)
Thurrock, 115.3, (201), 125.0, (218)
Amber Valley, 114.7, (147), 160.0, (205)
Wyre, 112.4, (126), 114.2, (128)
West Lindsey, 111.8, (107), 128.6, (123)
Breckland, 111.5, (156), 151.5, (212)
Welwyn Hatfield, 111.3, (137), 174.7, (215)
Northumberland, 110.7, (357), 120.6, (389)
Brent, 110.4, (364), 160.4, (529)
Selby, 109.2, (99), 126.9, (115)
Harrow, 109.1, (274), 146.1, (367)
Bristol, 108.8, (504), 164.9, (764)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 108.3, (328), 113.6, (344)
Cheshire East, 107.8, (414), 125.0, (480)
Brentwood, 107.8, (83), 90.9, (70)
Swindon, 107.6, (239), 96.3, (214)
Melton, 107.4, (55), 126.9, (65)
Merton, 107.0, (221), 157.3, (325)
Eastleigh, 106.3, (142), 124.3, (166)
Spelthorne, 106.2, (106), 166.3, (166)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 105.1, (136), 118.2, (153)
Harlow, 104.5, (91), 142.4, (124)
Norwich, 103.9, (146), 150.8, (212)
Aylesbury Vale, 103.8, (207), 132.4, (264)
Lincoln, 103.7, (103), 125.9, (125)
Carlisle, 103.1, (112), 139.9, (152)
Cherwell, 103.0, (155), 82.4, (124)
Oxford, 103.0, (157), 106.3, (162)
South Gloucestershire, 102.8, (293), 156.1, (445)
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 102.4, (155), 155.9, (236)
Richmondshire, 102.4, (55), 122.8, (66)
Derbyshire Dales, 102.3, (74), 114.8, (83)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 101.5, (188), 144.8, (268)
South Bucks, 101.4, (71), 115.6, (81)
Stafford, 101.3, (139), 145.0, (199)
Newham, 100.5, (355), 138.5, (489)
Herefordshire, 99.6, (192), 78.3, (151)
Colchester, 99.1, (193), 92.4, (180)
Bromsgrove, 98.1, (98), 137.2, (137)
Test Valley, 97.5, (123), 113.3, (143)
Warwick, 97.4, (140), 107.1, (154)
Redbridge, 97.0, (296), 117.6, (359)
Harrogate, 95.1, (153), 97.6, (157)
Gravesham, 93.5, (100), 115.0, (123)
Croydon, 93.4, (361), 119.2, (461)
Castle Point, 92.9, (84), 108.4, (98)
Surrey Heath, 92.9, (83), 79.5, (71)
Central Bedfordshire, 92.5, (267), 132.7, (383)
Wiltshire, 92.4, (462), 118.0, (590)
North Lincolnshire, 92.3, (159), 101.6, (175)
West Berkshire, 92.1, (146), 104.1, (165)
Stratford-on-Avon, 90.7, (118), 84.6, (110)
Kingston upon Thames, 90.1, (160), 118.9, (211)
Bracknell Forest, 89.8, (110), 102.8, (126)
Rochford, 89.3, (78), 100.7, (88)
Three Rivers, 88.9, (83), 117.9, (110)
Southend-on-Sea, 88.5, (162), 113.0, (207)
Havering, 87.5, (227), 117.1, (304)
Ryedale, 86.7, (48), 86.7, (48)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 85.3, (84), 109.7, (108)
Barnet, 84.9, (336), 114.7, (454)
Reading, 84.7, (137), 123.0, (199)
Sutton, 84.3, (174), 120.7, (249)
Havant, 84.0, (106), 103.8, (131)
Rushmoor, 83.5, (79), 140.6, (133)
Bexley, 83.4, (207), 103.9, (258)
Torbay, 82.9, (113), 88.8, (121)
Dartford, 82.6, (93), 106.6, (120)
Waltham Forest, 82.3, (228), 113.0, (313)
Mid Sussex, 82.1, (124), 75.5, (114)
Watford, 81.8, (79), 153.2, (148)
Basildon, 81.7, (153), 90.8, (170)
Dorset, 81.6, (309), 97.0, (367)
Hertsmere, 81.0, (85), 123.9, (130)
North Somerset, 78.6, (169), 90.7, (195)
Lambeth, 78.5, (256), 121.5, (396)
East Hertfordshire, 77.5, (116), 72.8, (109)
Craven, 77.0, (44), 42.0, (24)
Epsom and Ewell, 76.9, (62), 110.4, (89)
Broxbourne, 76.1, (74), 104.9, (102)
Runnymede, 76.0, (68), 148.7, (133)
Worthing, 76.0, (84), 93.2, (103)
Basingstoke and Deane, 75.3, (133), 100.2, (177)
Ipswich, 75.2, (103), 103.7, (142)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 73.3, (111), 91.1, (138)
York, 72.6, (153), 86.9, (183)
Broadland, 72.6, (95), 82.6, (108)
Thanet, 72.6, (103), 77.5, (110)
Braintree, 72.1, (110), 138.3, (211)
Forest of Dean, 71.4, (62), 78.3, (68)
Swale, 71.3, (107), 107.3, (161)
Medway, 71.1, (198), 95.5, (266)
Somerset West and Taunton, 70.9, (110), 103.1, (160)
Chelmsford, 70.6, (126), 95.9, (171)
Dover, 70.3, (83), 66.9, (79)
Chichester, 70.2, (85), 112.3, (136)
East Cambridgeshire, 70.1, (63), 104.6, (94)
Ashford, 70.0, (91), 100.7, (131)
Chiltern, 69.8, (67), 95.9, (92)
Dacorum, 69.1, (107), 100.2, (155)
Greenwich, 69.1, (199), 102.8, (296)
Richmond upon Thames, 68.7, (136), 90.4, (179)
Haringey, 68.5, (184), 105.7, (284)
New Forest, 68.3, (123), 97.2, (175)
Kensington and Chelsea, 67.9, (106), 97.4, (152)
Lewes, 67.8, (70), 86.2, (89)
Hambleton, 67.7, (62), 144.1, (132)
North Hertfordshire, 67.4, (90), 108.6, (145)
Elmbridge, 66.5, (91), 78.2, (107)
Enfield, 65.6, (219), 104.6, (349)
Folkestone and Hythe, 65.5, (74), 94.7, (107)
Epping Forest, 65.3, (86), 83.5, (110)
Hackney and City of London, 65.0, (189), 84.2, (245)
Wandsworth, 64.3, (212), 108.3, (357)
Cambridge, 64.1, (80), 77.7, (97)
St Albans, 64.0, (95), 121.9, (181)
Reigate and Banstead, 63.9, (95), 100.8, (150)
Uttlesford, 63.5, (58), 92.0, (84)
Stroud, 63.4, (76), 108.4, (130)
Mid Devon, 63.2, (52), 85.0, (70)
South Norfolk, 62.5, (88), 71.7, (101)
South Oxfordshire, 61.9, (88), 82.4, (117)
Vale of White Horse, 61.8, (84), 66.9, (91)
Maidstone, 61.7, (106), 90.8, (156)
Hastings, 61.5, (57), 119.8, (111)
Southwark, 60.8, (194), 82.5, (263)
Eden, 60.1, (32), 118.3, (63)
Hart, 59.7, (58), 69.0, (67)
West Suffolk, 58.6, (105), 78.8, (141)
Maldon, 58.5, (38), 92.4, (60)
South Lakeland, 58.0, (61), 92.3, (97)
Winchester, 57.7, (72), 81.7, (102)
East Hampshire, 57.2, (70), 96.5, (118)
Mendip, 57.1, (66), 77.0, (89)
South Somerset, 57.0, (96), 70.7, (119)
Scarborough, 57.0, (62), 69.9, (76)
Babergh, 56.5, (52), 55.4, (51)
Sevenoaks, 56.3, (68), 66.3, (80)
East Suffolk, 55.7, (139), 75.8, (189)
Tandridge, 55.6, (49), 97.6, (86)
North Norfolk, 55.3, (58), 51.5, (54)
Bromley, 54.8, (182), 92.1, (306)
Tewkesbury, 54.7, (52), 54.7, (52)
Adur, 54.4, (35), 73.1, (47)
Guildford, 54.4, (81), 92.6, (138)
South Northamptonshire, 54.0, (51), 76.2, (72)
Tower Hamlets, 53.9, (175), 76.4, (248)
Mole Valley, 53.9, (47), 108.9, (95)
Lewisham, 53.6, (164), 90.6, (277)
Camden, 52.6, (142), 69.3, (187)
Wokingham, 52.0, (89), 77.7, (133)
South Cambridgeshire, 51.5, (82), 81.1, (129)
Exeter, 51.0, (67), 79.1, (104)
Bath and North East Somerset, 50.7, (98), 82.3, (159)
Brighton and Hove, 50.5, (147), 69.1, (201)
Westminster, 50.5, (132), 78.8, (206)
Wealden, 49.5, (80), 68.1, (110)
Waverley, 48.3, (61), 80.7, (102)
Eastbourne, 48.2, (50), 103.1, (107)
Teignbridge, 47.7, (64), 61.9, (83)
Isle of Wight, 47.3, (67), 102.3, (145)
Tunbridge Wells, 45.5, (54), 64.9, (77)
Mid Suffolk, 45.2, (47), 42.4, (44)
Plymouth, 44.6, (117), 49.6, (130)
Tonbridge and Malling, 43.9, (58), 43.1, (57)
West Oxfordshire, 42.5, (47), 60.6, (67)
East Lindsey, 40.9, (58), 74.8, (106)
East Devon, 40.3, (59), 64.9, (95)
Horsham, 39.6, (57), 83.5, (120)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 39.5, (226), 63.1, (361)
Cotswold, 38.9, (35), 60.1, (54)
Gloucester, 37.9, (49), 82.9, (107)
Islington, 37.9, (92), 77.9, (189)
Cheltenham, 37.0, (43), 67.1, (78)
Canterbury, 35.1, (58), 56.2, (93)
Rother, 34.3, (33), 43.7, (42)
North Devon, 21.6, (21), 23.7, (23)
South Hams, 17.2, (15), 27.6, (24)
Torridge, 10.3, (7), 11.7, (8)
West Devon, 9.0, (5), 19.7, (11)
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