Area in Banbury region has among highest increase of Covid-19 cases in the country

The latest government figures show one of the areas near Banbury to have one of the highest increases of Covid-19 cases in the country.

According to the latest figures released by the government, the Middleton Cheney and Chipping Warden areas show one of the highest increases in Covid-19 cases with 56 cases for the seven–day period ending on November 4. The latest figure is an increase of 43 cases and a rolling rate of 700.2.

Here are the figures for the rest of the Banbury area:

Banbury Grimsbury: 32 cases - an increase by 8 - rolling rate of 269

Banbury Neithrop: 21 cases - an increase by 12 - rolling rate of 357

Banbury Ruscote: 19 cases - an increase by 10 - rolling rate of 224

Banbury Hardwick: 13 cases - a decrease by 3 - rolling rate of 157

Banbury Calthorpe: 3 cases - a decrease by 4 - rolling rate of 59

Banbury Easington: 14 cases - no change - rolling rate of 166

Bodicote, Adderbury and Bloxham: 16 - increase by 6 - rolling rate of 164

Sibford, Hook Norton and Milcombe: 5 cases - decrease by 1 - rolling rate of 71

Kineton, Tysoe and Warmington: 19 cases - increase by 5 - rolling rate of 203

Cropredy, Wroxton and Shennington: 5 cases - decrease by 2 - rolling rate of 86

Kings Sutton, Greatworth and Evenley: 6 cases - increase by 4 - rolling rate of 87

Brackley North: 18 cases - increase by 9 - rolling rate of 186

Brackley South: 14 cases - increase by 6 - rolling rate of 247

Chipping Norton: 5 cases - decrease by 1 - rolling rate of 72

The Shipston area rates are suppressed due to there being fewer than three cases in a seven-day period.

Seven–day rates are expressed per 100,000 population and are calculated by dividing the seven day count by the area population and multiplying by 100,000.