Warwickshire's Covid rate reaches an important milestone as Rugby battles to move out of tier three before Christmas

Warwickshire's latest Covid-19 rate has now fallen under the national average - which gives us hope that the county will be moved down a tier before Christmas.

According to the latest Government figures, Warwickshire has seen a 32.2% decrease in positive Covid-19 cases from the seven days to December 2 - the same percentage fall over the previous seven days.

The rolling rate is now 114.2 per 100,000 people, which is below the national average.

In the seven days before that, the rolling rate was 158.7 per 100,000 people, which was just above the national average.

The Government has put the whole county together so the figures for every district and borough are now important to all residents.

MPs and community leaders are hoping that the Government localised the restrictions further - for instance, Stratford has one of the lowest rates in the country but is in tier three.

The Warwick district (100.9) and the Rugby borough (114.7) are also both below the national average.

Coventry, Solihull, North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth rate's are all still above the national average but they are falling.

However, the tier rankings are based on other measures such as rates among the over 60s and pressure on NHS services, and not just the rolling rate per 100,000 people.

Here are the figures for each district and borough in and around Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull:

Figures from the seven days to December 2. Seven–day rolling 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.

Warwickshire

Seven days to December 2

Total cases: 660

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 314 (-32.2%)

Rolling rate 114.2

This is below the national average

Warwick district

Total cases: 145

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 25 (-14.7%)

Rolling rate: 100.9

This is below the national average

Rugby borough

Total cases: 125

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 63 (-33.5%)

Rolling rate: 114.7

This is below the national average

Stratford-on-Avon district

Total cases: 59

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 61 (-50.8%)

Rolling rate: 45.4

This is well below the national average

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Total cases: 235

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 93 (-28.4%)

Rolling rate: 180.9

This is above the national average

North Warwickshire

Total cases: 96

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 72 (-42.9%)

Rolling rate: 147.1

This is above the national average

Coventry

Total cases: 499

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 220 (-30.6%)

Rolling rate: 134.3

This is above the national average

Solihull

Total cases: 330

The rate has decreased relative to the previous week by 94 (-22.2%)

Rolling rate: 152.5

This is above the national average