Alarming data shows 193 places in England where coronavirus cases are rising

Alarming figures show a number of coronavirus hotspots have emerged in the past week - with one area seeing a nearly fivefold increase in new cases.

Oadby and Wigston, in Leicestershire, has seen its infection rate soar from 24.6 to 114.0 per 100,000 cases in just seven days.

It is now England's fourth worst area, one place behind Hyndburn in Lancashire, where new infections have more than doubled.

Warrington, the sixth worst-affected place, has seen new cases treble in a week, while new cases in Knowsley are close to three times higher than they were a week ago.

Sunderland, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Leeds have also seen large increases, as scientists warn Britain is on the cusp of a second wave.

Of the 30 places with highest infection rates, just two - Pendle and Rossendale - have seen the number of cases fall in a week.

There are currently 248 places with rates of more than 10 new cases per 100,000 - listed below - of which 193 have recorded an increase in seven days.

Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen are at the top of the Public Health England list, having each seen a large increase in cases.

Yesterday the government announced that a further 3,330 people had tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the number of confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic to 368,504.

At the weekend Sir Mark Walport, the former chief scientific adviser, claimed the country was “on the edge of losing control” of the virus, as he urged people to work from home if they could.

It comes as the so-called "rule-of-six" is set to come into place today.

Under the new measures, groups of more than six people cannot meet socially - with some exemptions.

Britons will be slapped with fines of £100 if they meet in groups of more than six people, indoors or out, and double that for each repeat offence up to £3,200.

Weddings and funerals will be exempt but must remain limited to 30 people, while organised sports events can take place provided it is compliant with coronavirus guidance and a full risk assessment has been carried out.

Places with more than 10 cases per 100,000 people

Bolton - 192.0, up from 126.2
Blackburn with Darwen - 118.2, up from 61.5
Hyndburn - 114.8, up from 43.2
Oadby and Wigston - 114.0, up from 24.6
Preston - 102.0, up from 61.5
Warrington - 98.1, up from 29.0
Tameside - 94.5, up from 56.5
Sunderland - 94.3, up from 34.2
Oldham - 91.5, up from 66.6
Bradford - 90.0, up from 73.2
Birmingham - 88.8, up from 53.0
Burnley - 86.6, up from 59.6
Knowsley - 86.2, up from 30.5
Liverpool - 85.1, up from 32.9
Wirral - 81.2, up from 46.9
Salford - 80.7, up from 65.3
St. Helens - 79.7, up from 25.5
Bury - 78.5, up from 47.6
Leicester - 78.2, up from 44.0
Manchester - 77.4, up from 54.3
Rochdale - 75.5, up from 57.6
South Tyneside - 75.5, up from 51.7
Gateshead - 74.2, up from 43.1
Leeds - 69.8, up from 48.4
Sandwell - 69.1, up from 23.1
Solihull - 65.6, up from 36.0
Newcastle upon Tyne - 63.4, up from 29.1
Wolverhampton - 59.2, up from 22.4
Pendle - 58.6, down from 59.7
Selby - 58.5, up from 19.9
Rossendale - 57.4, down from 79.7
Blaby - 55.2, up from 35.5
Kirklees - 54.8, up from 38.9
Halton - 52.5, up from 21.6
Calderdale - 52.5, up from 35.0
South Ribble - 50.5, up from 18.1
Hartlepool - 50.2, up from 43.8

Corby - 49.8, up from 34.6
Sheffield - 49.1, up from 29.8
Spelthorne - 48.1, up from 24.0
North Tyneside - 46.2, up from 21.2
Sefton - 44.5, up from 32.2
County Durham - 43.8, up from 18.5
Middlesbrough - 43.3, stayed the same
West Lancashire - 42.9, up from 20.1
Wigan - 42.3, up from 24.3
Stockport - 40.9, up from 20.8
Trafford - 40.9, up from 31.6
Scarborough - 38.6, up from 23.0
Northampton - 37.8, up from 28.0
Broxtowe - 37.7, up from 35.1
Rugby - 37.6, up from 11.9
Barrow-in-Furness - 37.3, up from 14.9
Ashfield - 36.7, up from 18.0
Rotherham - 36.5, up from 20.7
Kettering - 36.4, up from 23.6
Redbridge - 35.4, up from 26.5
Mansfield - 34.8, up from 18.3
Chorley - 33.8, up from 16.1
Hertsmere - 33.4, down from 57.2
Walsall - 33.3, up from 17.5
Stockton-on-Tees - 32.9, up from 20.8
Hounslow - 32.8, up from 23.2
Newham - 32.6, up from 21.5
Windsor and Maidenhead - 32.4, up from 18.5
Enfield - 32.4, up from 13.2
Harrogate - 32.3, up from 24.9
Wyre - 32.1, up from 17.0
Bromsgrove - 32.0, up from 20.0
Havering - 32.0, up from 22.7
Welwyn Hatfield - 30.9, up from 17.9
Charnwood - 30.7, up from 10.8
Amber Valley - 30.4, up from 5.5
Dudley - 30.2, up from 19.3
Coventry - 30.1, up from 22.6
Cannock Chase - 29.8, up from 7.9
Craven - 29.8, up from 15.8
Barking and Dagenham - 29.6, up from 25.4
Kensington and Chelsea - 29.5, down from 30.1
Peterborough - 28.7, down from 29.7
South Staffordshire - 28.5, up from 14.2
Tower Hamlets - 28.3, up from 24.3
Wakefield - 28.1, up from 15.8
Harrow - 27.9, up from 25.5
Wychavon - 27.8, up from 10.8
Ealing - 27.8, up from 15.8
St Albans - 27.6, up from 17.5
Stevenage - 27.3, up from 14.8
East Staffordshire - 26.7, up from 32.6
Nottingham - 26.4, up from 23.7
Redcar and Cleveland - 26.2, up from 22.6
Oxford - 26.2, up from 13.8
Tamworth - 26.1, up from 18.3
Lambeth - 26.1, up from 20.6
Haringey - 26.1, up from 18.6
Fylde - 26.0, up from 13.6
High Peak - 25.9, up from 22.7
Wandsworth - 25.8, up from 21.2
North East Derbyshire - 25.6, up from 15.8
Harborough - 25.6, up from 24.5
Malvern Hills - 25.4, up from 19.1
Hammersmith and Fulham - 25.4, down from 28.1
Cheshire West and Chester - 25.4, up from 15.7
Darlington - 25.3, up from 12.2
Hillingdon - 25.1, up from 15.3
Runnymede - 24.6, up from 6.7
Luton - 24.4, up from 23.5
Hackney and City of London - 24.1, up from 17.5
Chesterfield - 23.8, up from 11.4
Bracknell Forest - 23.7, up from 13.9
Barnsley - 23.5, down from 25.9
York - 23.3, up from 15.2
Castle Point - 23.2, stayed the same
Eastbourne - 23.1, up from 6.7
North Kesteven - 23.1, up from 18.0
Bedford - 23.1, up from 19.6
Brent - 22.7, up from 18.8
Barnet - 22.7, up from 21.7
Stoke-on-Trent - 22.6, down from 26.1
Worthing - 22.6, up from 21.7
Wellingborough - 22.6, up from 15.1
Hinckley and Bosworth - 22.1, up from 13.3
Northumberland - 21.7, up from 18.9
Erewash - 21.7, up from 11.3
Southwark - 21.6, up from 16.9
Melton - 21.5, up from 19.5
North Somerset - 21.4, up from 19.5
Swale - 21.3, up from 6.7
Bolsover - 21.1, up from 18.6
Lichfield - 21.0, up from 11.5
North Lincolnshire - 20.9, up from 8.7
Richmond upon Thames - 20.7, up from 14.1
Lancaster - 20.5, up from 11.0
Reading - 20.4, up from 9.9
Stafford - 20.4, up from 12.4
Gedling - 20.4, up from 11.0
Cheshire East - 20.3, down from 21.3
Horsham - 20.2, up from 5.6
Lincoln - 20.1, down from 37.3
Rushcliffe - 20.1, down from 23.5
Newcastle-under-Lyme - 20.1, down from 22.4
Blackpool - 20.1, up from 12.2
South Bucks - 20.0, up from 15.7
West Lindsey - 19.9, up from 12.5
Islington - 19.8, up from 15.7
South Derbyshire - 19.6, stayed the same
Elmbridge - 19.0, down from 20.5
Brighton and Hove - 18.9, up from 11.0
Woking - 18.9, up from 12.9
Westminster - 18.8, up from 18.4
Slough - 18.7, down from 19.4
Adur - 18.7, up from 12.4
Watford - 18.6, up from 17.6
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 18.5, up from 12.9
Brentwood - 18.2, up from 9.1
Herefordshire - 18.2, up from 6.2
South Lakeland - 18.1, up from 6.7
New Forest - 17.8, up from 14.4
Reigate and Banstead - 17.5, up from 16.8
Hambleton - 17.5, stayed the same
Camden - 17.4, up from 14.1
Epsom and Ewell - 17.4, down from 18.6
Waltham Forest - 17.3, up from 15.5
East Northamptonshire - 16.9, down from 21.2
South Kesteven - 16.9, up from 12.6
Test Valley - 16.6, down from 24.6
Broxbourne - 16.4, up from 13.4
Ribble Valley - 16.4, down from 19.7
Doncaster - 16.4, up from 8.7
West Suffolk - 16.2, up from 11.7
Bristol - 16.2, down from 16.6
Derby - 15.9, up from 13.6
Tandridge - 15.9, up from 13.6
South Northamptonshire - 15.9, up from 5.3
Plymouth - 15.6, down from 18.7
North Warwickshire - 15.3, up from 12.3
Tunbridge Wells - 15.2, up from 12.6
Daventry - 15.1, down from 17.5
Waverley - 15.0, down from 19.8
Three Rivers - 15.0, down from 16.1
Croydon - 15.0, down from 17.3
North Hertfordshire - 15.0, up from 9.0
Wyre Forest - 14.8, up from 8.9
Rushmoor - 14.8, up from 10.6
Stratford-on-Avon - 14.6, up from 10.0
Guildford - 14.1, up from 11.4
East Riding of Yorkshire - 14.1, up from 8.8
Mid Sussex - 13.9, up from 13.2
Nuneaton and Bedworth - 13.9, up from 10.0
Worcester - 13.8, up from 10.9
Lewisham - 13.7, down from 16.3
South Holland - 13.7, up from 1.1
Bassetlaw - 13.6, up from 9.4
Portsmouth - 13.5, up from 7.4
Telford and Wrekin - 13.3, up from 11.1
Cherwell - 13.3, up from 6.0
Wycombe - 13.2, down from 20.0
Southend-on-Sea - 13.1, up from 12.0
Great Yarmouth - 13.1, down from 23.2
Newark and Sherwood - 13.1, down from 15.5
Richmondshire - 13.0, up from 5.6
Kingston upon Thames - 13.0, down from 16.3
Hastings - 13.0, stayed the same
Bromley - 12.9, down from 13.8
Bexley - 12.9, down from 14.1
Cambridge - 12.8, stayed the same
Basildon - 12.8, down from 14.4
Merton - 12.6, down from 14.0
Rutland - 12.5, stayed the same
Chiltern - 12.5, down from 26.1
Rother - 12.5, up from 5.2
Dartford - 12.4, up from 3.6
Bath and North East Somerset - 12.4, up from 10.9
Wealden - 12.4, up from 9.3
South Gloucestershire - 12.3, up from 11.2
Fareham - 12.0, up from 6.9
South Oxfordshire - 12.0, up from 7.0
Hull - 11.9, up from 7.3
Warwick - 11.8, up from 11.1
Chelmsford - 11.8, up from 6.7
Redditch - 11.7, down from 16.4
Gloucester - 11.6, up from 8.5
North West Leicestershire - 11.6, up from 8.7
Crawley - 11.6, up from 5.3
Milton Keynes - 11.5, up from 12.2
Rochford - 11.4, up from 2.3
Allerdale - 11.3, down from 12.3
Mendip - 11.2, up from 8.7
Arun - 11.2, up from 10.0
Greenwich - 11.1, down from 16.3
Wokingham - 11.1, up from 10.5
West Oxfordshire - 10.8, down from 17.2
Ryedale - 10.8, up from 9.0
Exeter - 10.7, up from 7.6
Epping Forest - 10.6, down from 18.2
Tonbridge and Malling - 10.6, up from 3.8
East Lindsey - 10.6, up from 5.6
Shropshire - 10.5, down from 12.1
Harlow - 10.3, up from 4.6
Cheltenham - 10.3, down from 12.9
Mole Valley - 10.3, down from 13.8
Staffordshire Moorlands - 10.2, down from 15.2
Dover - 10.2, up from 8.5
Carlisle - 10.1, down from 11.0
Huntingdonshire - 10.1, up from 4.5
South Cambridgeshire - 10.1, down from 10.7
Breckland - 10.0, down from 17.9
Wiltshire - 10.0, down from 13.4