Covid positivity rate: the 15 areas in England with the highest proportion of people testing positive for virus
These are the 15 councils across England with the highest rate of Covid positivity.
The positivity rate is the proportion of tests that come back positive, and is a good indication of levels of infection as it is not affected by changes in the number of tests taken - which overall case numbers are.
The data comes from the government, with people only being counted once - so if they took multiple tests in the one week period and got multiple positive results, they would only appear once in the data. Photos are for illustrative purposes only.
1. Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland had a positivity rate of 23.6 per cent in the week to 15 July, and 22.6 per cent in the week to 22 July. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS
2. Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees had a positivity rate of 20.8 per cent in the week to 15 July, and 21.3 per cent in the week to 22 July. Photo: TOLGA AKMEN
3. Hartlepool
Hartlepool had a positivity rate of 21.4 per cent in the week to 15 July, and 20.6 per cent in the week to 22 July. Photo: Ian Forsyth
4. Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough had a positivity rate of 20.9 per cent in the week to 15 July, and 20.5 per cent in the week to 22 July. Photo: Hollie Adams