Covid-19 cases in Harborough drop by 20 per cent - and more vaccines are reaching the most vulnerable

The number of Covid-19 cases in Harborough has dropped by 20 per cent over the last week as the national lockdown continues to help to combat the coronavirus.

The latest figures show that 200 people tested positive for the virus across the district in the seven days to Wednesday (February 3).

The overall infection rate for Harborough is now 238 per 100,000 people – below the national average of 294 and the third lowest rate in Leicestershire.

But health chiefs are urging younger people to follow the Covid rules as the current rate per 100,000 people in the 17-21 age group in Harborough is above the England average.

VACCINES

Over 140,000 people have now had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

This includes 86.9 per cent of people over the age of 80.

The latest NHS figures are up to January 31 and have only been released for the regions, rather than individual towns such as Market Harborough.

They show that in the space of a week we have gone up from 76.6 per cent of the 80-plus population to 86.9 per cent having their first dose of the vaccination.

Here are the latest figures for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Population

16-79: 837,942

80+: 52,800

All 16+: 890,742

Vaccines as of January 31

Under 80s: 96,346

80+: 45,863

All ages: 142,209

% 80+ population vaccinated: 86.9% (the figure for January 24 was 76.6%)

Rank in the country: 29