Harborough’s Covid-19 Rate 18th Highest In England

A significant number of youngsters across Harborough are off school because they have tested positive for Coronavirus.

It has contributed to the District having the 18^th highest Covid-19 infection rate in England – with five other parts of Leicestershire also in the top 20.

The rate per 100,000 people in the Harborough District is 417.6, a 39% increase on this time last week.

Classes returning earlier than other areas of the country after the summer holiday is blamed for cases rising quicker here than elsewhere.

Mike Sandys, Leicestershire’s Director of Director of Public Health spoke to Hfm: