Coronavirus case tracker for England: Areas of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire record first Covid-19 clusters for months
New small clusters of Covid-19 cases in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire have been confirmed.
Public Health England (PHE) data shows Arbury recorded an outbreak, as did Girton and Barton, and the Fulbourn and Teversham area.
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Full details for every area of Cambridgeshire are revealed below, with notable outbreaks in Huntingdonshire and significant numbers in Peterborough. You can also search for any location in England in our table below.
The data shows clusters at geographic levels known as middle super output areas, which have an average of about 7,200 people each. PHE suppresses the data below three cases at this level.
The figures are based on Covid-19 test data. But the true number of cases is likely to be higher, as many people in Cambridgeshire are struggling to secure a test appointment , as we have reported, reflecting nationwide problems with the government’s testing programme. Laboratories are struggling to keep up with the demand for tests, particularly in the wake of schools returning, which has also led to a natural increase in coughs and colds.
Official advice for those unable to secure a Covid-19 test via the government’s website or by dialling 119 is to keep trying.
The figures come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged that further measures may be needed as the country was being hit by a “second wave” of Covid-19.
“It’s been inevitable we’d see it in this country,” he said.
The government is hoping to avoid another national lockdown by using other measures, such as local lockdowns or possible bans on household-to-household contact on a regional basis.
Nationwide, a further 4,322 Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Friday.
Cambridge
Arbury had four laboratory-confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the week to September 14, the data shows. It was the first time it has had a confirmed cluster since May 4-10.
City-wide, there have been 432 cases to date, including 13 in the 10 days to September 16.
South Cambridgeshire
Girton and Barton recorded three cases in the week to September 14. This was the first time the area had recorded more than two cases in a week since the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Fulbourn and Teversham also had three lab-confirmed cases in the week to September 14. The area has recorded clusters now for three weeks running, after four cases in the week of August 24-30 and three between August 31-September 6.
District-wide, there have been 437 lab-confirmed cases to date, including 17 to September 16.
East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire has now had 218 lab-confirmed cases, including three in the 10 days to September 16.
There were no recorded clusters in the district in the week of September 7-13.
However, the Cambridge Independent has been contacted by families in East Cambridgeshire who have been unable to secure a Covid-19 test.
Huntingdonshire
Four areas of Huntingdonshire had more than two lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Worst affected was Stilton, Elton and Folksworth, which had six in the week to September 14, while Somersham, Riptons and Raveleys had five.
The Brampton, the Stukeleys and the Alconburys had four in the week to September, while Houghton, Hemingford and Fenstanton had three.
District-wide figures show Huntingdonshire has now had 995 lab-confirmed cases, including 26 in the 10 days to September 16.
Fenland
Fenland has now had 529 lab-confirmed cases, including nine in the 10 days to September 16.
Wisbech North had a cluster of five cases in the week to September 14. This was the first recorded cluster in the district since July 20-26.
Peterborough
Peterborough continues to have significant numbers of Covid-19 cases.
There have 1,733 lab-confirmed cases in the city, including 35 in the 10 days to September 16.
Five areas recorded clusters, with Central Park continuing to be the worst affected.
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