Coronavirus is on the rise in 98% of England's local authorities amid a record rise daily deaths. Of the 315 local areas in England, 309 have seen a rise in infections.
Barking & Dagenham in London continues to have the highest rate in England, with 3,331 new cases recorded in the seven days to January 3 - the equivalent of 1,564.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Thurrock in Essex has the second highest rate, up from 1,314.1 to 1,494.2, with 2,605 new cases. Redbridge in London is in third place, where the rate has increased from 1,191.9 to 1,467.1 with 4,478 new cases.
It comes after the UK saw a record rise in deaths since April with a total of 1,162 deaths in all settings. It marks the second largest single-day increase in recorded deaths
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