Debbie Bairstow prepares for a vaccination in Scarborough.Debbie Bairstow prepares for a vaccination in Scarborough.
Debbie Bairstow prepares for a vaccination in Scarborough.

Omicron: Scarborough borough areas with highest Covid infections in the past week

Coronavirus case rates are now higher in many parts of the UK than they were in London at the height of its Omicron wave.

The North East has seen case numbers rocket by 73 per cent in a week, with the region now the worst affected part of the UK.

The latest weekly case rates in Yorkshire and the Humber, North West of England and Northern Ireland are also higher than those in London at its peak.

Across the UK, there were 1.2 million positive test results in the week to January 6, a nine per cent rise from the week before.

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to January 6.

Here are the neighbourhoods in Scarborough borough with the highest case rates right now.