CORONAVIRUS cases in Hampshire has been rising again, and Winchester is no exception – although some areas actually went down.

This might be down to the new, more infectious variant. However, its impact on the recent spike across the county is still unknown.

An interactive map on the Government website shows just how many people have tested positive for the virus in each area of the county over the seven-day period up to Friday, December 18.

Based on Public Health England figures, the interactive tool on the Government's coronavirus dashboard breaks down positive coronavirus cases by Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs), areas with an average population of 7,200.

For each area, the map shows the number of cases reported in a weekly period, the seven-day rolling rate of new cases and any changes.

Areas with the highest rates are highlighted in purple and blue, those with the lowest rates are shown in shades of green and yellow.

Hampshire Chronicle:

These are the areas with rising infections based on Public Health England data from the week ending on December 17:

  • Denmead and Southwick (96 +75 on previous week; rolling rate 936)
  • Swanmore, Hambledon and West Meon (21 +12 on previous week; rolling rate 241.2)
  • Bishop's Waltham and Waltham Chase (16 +14 on previous week; rolling rate 165.4)
  • Whiteley, Knowle and Wickham (15 +11 on previous week; rolling rate 128.1)
  • Springvale and Itchen Abbas (8 +4 on previous week; rolling rate 116.3)
  • Winchester Central and South (9 cases +9 on previous week; rolling rate 81.8)
  • Colden Common and Twyford (7 +3 on previous week; rolling rate 73.5)
  • Winchester North and Sparsholt (6 +2 on previous week; rolling rate 61.8)
  • Alresford (3 +1 on previous week; rolling rate 35.5)

The areas where infections went down are:

  • South Wonston, Sutton Scotney and Micheldever (suppressed, meaning fewer than three cases reported)
  • Winchester West (6 cases -1 on previous week; rolling rate 60.2)
  • Oliver’s Batter and Hursley (6 -1 on previous week; rolling rate 73.4)
  • Winchester Stanmore (6 -1 on previous week; rolling rate 88.5)
  • Winchester East (8 cases -1 on previous week; rolling rate 98.2)

However, given this map is based on data from the previous week, it does not take into account the latest infections, while the infections shown are based on home address.