Leics & Northants To Enter Tier 4 Restrictions
Written by HFM News on 30th December 2020
Leicestershire and Northamptonshire will be subject to Tier 4 restrictions from tomorrow due to rising levels of Covid 19 infections.
It means non-essential shops will have to close, along with hair salons and leisure centres.
Mike Sandys, director of public health for Leicestershire County Council, said:
“We’ve got rapidly-rising infection rates across most of the county, so it’s been evident for a few days now that there would be a raising of the tier level. Hospitals are also massively under pressure across the city and county and that’s coupled with these rising rates.
“The fact that neighbouring Northamptonshire has gone through the tiers from 2 to 4 in rapid succession also illustrates how fast the rates are rising.
“What we’re potentially seeing is the spread of a much more infectious type of COVID-19, which is spreading dangerously in the south east. We’ve got to get ahead of it here before it’s too late.”
The changes will come into effect from the start of Thursday, 31st December 2020.
Latest rates
The latest infection rates as of yesterday (29/12/2020) show Leicestershire’s rate for every 100,000 people is 241.4 per 100,000 population compared to a national figure of 402.6 per 100,000.
Oadby and Wigston has the highest rate (375.3), followed by Harborough (259.3), Melton (234.3), Hinckley & Bosworth (233.3), Blaby (232.5), North West Leicestershire (220.1) and Charnwood (215.2).
The change from Tier 3 to Tier 4 will mean:
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