CORONAVIRUS cases in an area of Dorset have surged within the space of a week, and is among the areas of South West with the highest Covid-19 cases.
An interactive map, which uses Public Health England data, shows how many people have tested positive for the virus in each area of the county over the seven-day period up to Tuesday, November 30.
Public Health England breaks down the numbers of coronavirus cases into neighbourhoods called 'Middle Super Output Areas' (MSOAs), which are smaller than council wards and based on population rather than geographical area.
The interactive map allows users to type in their postcode and see how many cases were reported in their area and if it has increased or decreased from the week before. The darker the colour on the image, the more positive test results have been recorded.
In the seven days up to Tuesday, November 30, Blandford Forum Town has reported 122 cases in the area, an increase of 44 on the seven days before.
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The active cases in the market town have risen by 56.4 per cent and have reported a rolling case rate of 1.179 per 100,000 people which is above the case rate for the Dorset Council area of 566.9.
Blandford Forum Town has the most Covid-19 cases and highest rolling case rate of any areas in the Dorset Council territory and higher than locations in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council area. In fact, it currently represents 5.66 per cent of active Covid-19 cases in Dorset Council area.
Blandford Forum Town has reported among the highest Covid-19 cases in the South West with St Columb Major & St Mawgan in Cornwall reported 129 cases while Cranbrook, Broadclyst & Stoke Canon recorded 128 coronavirus cases.
Furthermore, other nearby areas have recorded high Covid-19 cases in the same time period.
Blandford Outer & Tarrants has reported 83 Covid-19 cases, which is an increase of 25 on the week before.
The nearby Shaftesbury has also reported 76 Covid-19 cases, which is a decrease of 15 on the week before, with a case rate of 845.9.
Around the neighbouring areas over the same seven-day period, 42 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine, Sturminster Marshall & Crichel has reported 36 cases and Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley saw 45 positive tests.
Looking across the map, cases in areas around Dorset have started to increase as both Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas reported a rise in Covid-19 cases.
Latest data shows 2,152 people tested positive for coronavirus across the Dorset Council area in the seven days up to Tuesday, November 30. In the wider BCP Council area, 2,545 new cases have been confirmed in the same time period.
Cases across Dorset rose by 62 – 175 cases in BCP Council area while there were 113 fewer cases in Dorset Council area in comparsion to the week before.
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