lockdown last week – the deadly coronavirus was on the rise in 98% of the country's local authorities. In the seven days leading up to January 3, infections increased in 309 of the 315 local areas in England.Barking & Dagenham in London registered the highest number of new cases in England, with 3,331 new cases recorded - the equivalent of 1,564.5 cases per 100,000 people, the highest rate in the country.
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