Here is Friday’s update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in England.

The figures, for the seven days to December 7, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

Data for the most recent four days (December 8-11) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 179 have seen a rise in case rates, 135 have seen a fall, and one is unchanged.

Swale in Kent continues to have the highest rate in England, with 946 new cases recorded in the seven days to December 7 – the equivalent of 630.3 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 567.7 in the seven days to November 30.

Medway, also in Kent, has the second highest rate, up from 582.3 to 599.5, with 1,670 new cases.

Basildon in Essex is in third place, where the rate has risen sharply from 333.9 to 508.5, with 952 new cases.

Aside from Basildon, the areas with the biggest week-on-week jumps are Hastings (up from 77.7 to 296.8, with 275 new cases); Brentwood (up from 193.5 to 353.2, with 272 new cases); and Lincoln (up from 359.5 to 507.6, with 504 new cases).

The list has been calculated by the PA news agency, based on Public Health England data published on December 11 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to December 7; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 7; rate of new cases in the seven days to November 30; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to November 30.

Swale, 630.3, (946), 567.7, (852)Medway, 599.5, (1670), 582.3, (1622)Basildon, 508.5, (952), 333.9, (625)Lincoln, 507.6, (504), 359.5, (357)Gravesham, 461.0, (493), 365.6, (391)Maidstone, 442.9, (761), 376.5, (647)Dover, 430.9, (509), 321.7, (380)Havering, 430.7, (1118), 302.4, (785)Thanet, 417.8, (593), 449.5, (638)Boston, 397.6, (279), 507.3, (356)Canterbury, 395.4, (654), 252.1, (417)Brentwood, 353.2, (272), 193.5, (149)Waltham Forest, 352.7, (977), 223.8, (620)Folkestone and Hythe, 349.6, (395), 217.7, (246)Oadby and Wigston, 343.8, (196), 249.1, (142)Barking and Dagenham, 339.6, (723), 279.0, (594)Redbridge, 332.9, (1016), 306.3, (935)Ashford, 329.9, (429), 185.3, (241)Broxbourne, 327.9, (319), 184.0, (179)Stoke-on-Trent, 323.0, (828), 349.1, (895)Tonbridge and Malling, 317.1, (419), 230.0, (304)Thurrock, 306.9, (535), 202.5, (353)Epping Forest, 302.2, (398), 189.8, (250)Dartford, 298.4, (336), 249.5, (281)Hastings, 296.8, (275), 77.7, (72)Newham, 295.4, (1043), 245.5, (867)Luton, 294.3, (627), 269.9, (575)Bexley, 284.3, (706), 217.9, (541)Enfield, 273.5, (913), 172.0, (574)Burnley, 269.9, (240), 284.5, (253)Tower Hamlets, 269.1, (874), 202.6, (658)Runnymede, 267.3, (239), 193.5, (173)Pendle, 267.1, (246), 286.6, (264)Southend-on-Sea, 263.2, (482), 142.0, (260)Slough, 262.1, (392), 274.8, (411)Bassetlaw, 255.4, (300), 189.0, (222)Leicester, 253.5, (898), 265.4, (940)North Kesteven, 253.2, (296), 220.7, (258)Blackburn with Darwen, 252.5, (378), 303.9, (455)Kingston upon Thames, 246.2, (437), 187.0, (332)Woking, 244.1, (246), 187.5, (189)Wolverhampton, 243.8, (642), 260.5, (686)Watford, 240.2, (232), 169.8, (164)East Staffordshire, 235.5, (282), 226.3, (271)Hartlepool, 232.7, (218), 270.1, (253)Bury, 232.5, (444), 218.3, (417)South Tyneside, 231.2, (349), 226.5, (342)Greenwich, 229.9, (662), 139.6, (402)Harrow, 229.7, (577), 150.1, (377)Rossendale, 222.4, (159), 271.4, (194)Merton, 222.2, (459), 178.7, (369)Harlow, 221.7, (193), 218.2, (190)West Lindsey, 221.6, (212), 234.1, (224)Peterborough, 220.0, (445), 205.2, (415)Haringey, 219.2, (589), 153.0, (411)Blaby, 217.7, (221), 209.8, (213)Darlington, 211.6, (226), 230.3, (246)Hackney and City of London, 211.5, (615), 144.4, (420)Milton Keynes, 210.1, (566), 157.7, (425)Preston, 209.6, (300), 177.5, (254)Melton, 208.9, (107), 171.8, (88)Sandwell, 207.6, (682), 246.6, (810)Tunbridge Wells, 206.4, (245), 119.6, (142)Rother, 204.0, (196), 111.4, (107)Rochford, 203.7, (178), 140.8, (123)Bromley, 203.7, (677), 166.7, (554)Castle Point, 203.6, (184), 183.7, (166)Northampton, 203.5, (457), 164.7, (370)Hillingdon, 198.5, (609), 156.4, (480)Doncaster, 196.2, (612), 209.4, (653)Birmingham, 195.8, (2236), 213.8, (2441)Rochdale, 194.7, (433), 248.2, (552)Chorley, 193.7, (229), 188.6, (223)Dudley, 193.1, (621), 269.0, (865)Aylesbury Vale, 193.0, (385), 118.8, (237)Chelmsford, 192.8, (344), 111.0, (198)Braintree, 192.7, (294), 104.2, (159)Spelthorne, 192.3, (192), 122.2, (122)Reading, 192.2, (311), 149.0, (241)Hull, 192.1, (499), 233.3, (606)Newcastle-under-Lyme, 190.0, (246), 237.2, (307)Stafford, 189.4, (260), 204.7, (281)Middlesbrough, 188.7, (266), 172.4, (243)Sutton, 188.0, (388), 147.8, (305)Bolsover, 187.4, (151), 162.6, (131)Wigan, 187.1, (615), 204.5, (672)Croydon, 187.0, (723), 140.4, (543)South Ribble, 186.8, (207), 202.2, (224)Hyndburn, 185.1, (150), 213.5, (173)Gloucester, 184.3, (238), 183.5, (237)South Kesteven, 184.0, (262), 168.5, (240)Barnet, 181.1, (717), 159.6, (632)Hertsmere, 181.1, (190), 147.7, (155)Tandridge, 179.3, (158), 110.1, (97)East Lindsey, 179.2, (254), 254.0, (360)South Derbyshire, 179.0, (192), 128.7, (138)Staffordshire Moorlands, 178.8, (176), 224.5, (221)Calderdale, 178.8, (378), 240.2, (508)Bracknell Forest, 178.7, (219), 101.2, (124)Walsall, 178.6, (510), 237.1, (677)Rotherham, 177.1, (470), 219.7, (583)Bradford, 176.7, (954), 228.1, (1231)Ealing, 176.7, (604), 166.2, (568)Brent, 175.0, (577), 161.0, (531)Manchester, 174.2, (963), 174.7, (966)Maldon, 174.0, (113), 63.1, (41)Hounslow, 173.1, (470), 159.8, (434)Ipswich, 171.6, (235), 130.0, (178)North Lincolnshire, 169.5, (292), 200.2, (345)Kirklees, 169.4, (745), 227.2, (999)Nuneaton and Bedworth, 167.8, (218), 201.0, (261)Scarborough, 167.3, (182), 133.3, (145)Oldham, 166.6, (395), 194.4, (461)Sunderland, 164.2, (456), 161.0, (447)Cannock Chase, 163.8, (165), 209.4, (211)South Bucks, 162.8, (114), 102.8, (72)Portsmouth, 161.0, (346), 112.6, (242)Ribble Valley, 161.0, (98), 151.1, (92)Sevenoaks, 160.7, (194), 133.3, (161)Derby, 160.1, (412), 159.0, (409)Wakefield, 159.3, (555), 200.1, (697)Amber Valley, 158.4, (203), 180.3, (231)Lichfield, 156.6, (164), 163.2, (171)Bolton, 156.5, (450), 194.4, (559)Northumberland, 156.3, (504), 164.4, (530)Dacorum, 155.7, (241), 99.5, (154)Newark and Sherwood, 155.2, (190), 183.8, (225)Havant, 154.5, (195), 92.7, (117)Three Rivers, 154.3, (144), 102.9, (96)Stockton-on-Tees, 152.5, (301), 199.6, (394)Solihull, 152.5, (330), 145.6, (315)South Staffordshire, 152.1, (171), 183.2, (206)Harborough, 151.4, (142), 123.7, (116)Wycombe, 151.2, (264), 131.7, (230)Nottingham, 149.6, (498), 161.6, (538)County Durham, 148.5, (787), 171.5, (909)Ashfield, 147.8, (189), 151.7, (194)Warwick, 147.5, (212), 108.5, (156)Lewisham, 147.5, (451), 107.9, (330)Central Bedfordshire, 147.2, (425), 86.6, (250)Southwark, 145.8, (465), 108.2, (345)Norwich, 145.8, (205), 106.7, (150)Blackpool, 145.6, (203), 156.3, (218)Surrey Heath, 145.6, (130), 127.7, (114)Epsom and Ewell, 145.1, (117), 142.6, (115)Tamworth, 144.7, (111), 187.8, (144)Bedford, 143.7, (249), 104.4, (181)Wokingham, 143.2, (245), 110.4, (189)Wandsworth, 142.6, (470), 105.6, (348)Gedling, 142.5, (168), 150.1, (177)Redcar and Cleveland, 141.5, (194), 145.8, (200)East Hertfordshire, 139.6, (209), 144.2, (216)Oxford, 139.1, (212), 121.3, (185)Leeds, 138.3, (1097), 157.1, (1246)Lambeth, 137.7, (449), 111.3, (363)North Tyneside, 136.1, (283), 188.5, (392)Islington, 134.5, (326), 111.8, (271)Salford, 134.1, (347), 146.8, (380)South Gloucestershire, 133.6, (381), 144.9, (413)Sheffield, 131.8, (771), 162.4, (950)East Riding of Yorkshire, 131.3, (448), 160.9, (549)Coventry, 131.1, (487), 157.2, (584)Chesterfield, 128.7, (135), 127.7, (134)Charnwood, 127.5, (237), 133.4, (248)Barnsley, 126.8, (313), 175.4, (433)Elmbridge, 125.7, (172), 96.5, (132)St Albans, 125.3, (186), 100.4, (149)Barrow-in-Furness, 125.3, (84), 83.5, (56)North East Lincolnshire, 124.7, (199), 207.4, (331)North West Leicestershire, 124.5, (129), 143.8, (149)Stockport, 124.1, (364), 117.2, (344)Great Yarmouth, 123.8, (123), 98.7, (98)Rugby, 123.0, (134), 131.3, (143)Warrington, 122.8, (258), 130.0, (273)North Warwickshire, 122.6, (80), 177.7, (116)West Lancashire, 121.6, (139), 110.2, (126)South Somerset, 121.2, (204), 98.0, (165)Wealden, 120.8, (195), 104.7, (169)Hinckley and Bosworth, 120.2, (136), 96.3, (109)St. Helens, 120.2, (217), 135.1, (244)Halton, 119.8, (155), 134.5, (174)Welwyn Hatfield, 119.5, (147), 95.9, (118)Broxtowe, 119.3, (136), 131.5, (150)Wellingborough, 119.2, (95), 124.2, (99)North Somerset, 119.0, (256), 142.8, (307)Gosport, 117.9, (100), 168.6, (143)Craven, 117.3, (67), 150.5, (86)Mansfield, 117.1, (128), 144.5, (158)Chiltern, 116.8, (112), 79.2, (76)Kensington and Chelsea, 116.6, (182), 111.4, (174)East Devon, 116.2, (170), 101.2, (148)Bristol, 114.2, (529), 166.0, (769)Fenland, 112.9, (115), 108.0, (110)Hammersmith and Fulham, 112.3, (208), 100.5, (186)Camden, 111.8, (302), 92.6, (250)Richmond upon Thames, 111.6, (221), 82.8, (164)South Holland, 111.6, (106), 160.0, (152)Bromsgrove, 111.1, (111), 130.2, (130)Newcastle upon Tyne, 111.0, (336), 155.5, (471)Telford and Wrekin, 109.5, (197), 150.1, (270)Swindon, 109.4, (243), 135.5, (301)Cheshire West and Chester, 109.0, (374), 99.7, (342)Windsor and Maidenhead, 109.0, (165), 97.7, (148)King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 108.3, (164), 81.3, (123)High Peak, 107.9, (100), 74.5, (69)Redditch, 107.9, (92), 183.0, (156)Selby, 107.0, (97), 118.1, (107)South Northamptonshire, 105.8, (100), 98.4, (93)North East Derbyshire, 105.5, (107), 119.3, (121)Rutland, 105.2, (42), 72.6, (29)Erewash, 104.9, (121), 126.5, (146)Broadland, 104.8, (137), 126.9, (166)Guildford, 104.7, (156), 103.4, (154)Tameside, 104.6, (237), 145.3, (329)Reigate and Banstead, 104.2, (155), 100.8, (150)East Northamptonshire, 103.7, (98), 126.9, (120)Corby, 102.5, (74), 103.9, (75)Westminster, 102.2, (267), 89.5, (234)Bath and North East Somerset, 101.9, (197), 85.4, (165)Uttlesford, 101.9, (93), 86.5, (79)South Norfolk, 101.5, (143), 100.8, (142)North Hertfordshire, 100.3, (134), 87.6, (117)Stevenage, 100.2, (88), 118.4, (104)Cheshire East, 100.0, (384), 125.0, (480)Wyre Forest, 99.7, (101), 116.5, (118)Rushmoor, 99.4, (94), 67.7, (64)Kettering, 99.2, (101), 115.0, (117)South Lakeland, 99.0, (104), 79.9, (84)South Oxfordshire, 97.1, (138), 56.3, (80)Knowsley, 96.8, (146), 106.7, (161)Horsham, 96.0, (138), 57.7, (83)Tewkesbury, 94.7, (90), 101.0, (96)Mid Sussex, 94.7, (143), 93.4, (141)Basingstoke and Deane, 94.0, (166), 101.9, (180)Wyre, 93.7, (105), 125.8, (141)Forest of Dean, 93.3, (81), 71.4, (62)Colchester, 91.9, (179), 85.3, (166)Liverpool, 91.0, (453), 96.4, (480)Hart, 90.7, (88), 62.8, (61)North Devon, 90.6, (88), 83.4, (81)Cheltenham, 90.3, (105), 94.6, (110)Carlisle, 90.2, (98), 81.9, (89)Stroud, 90.0, (108), 81.7, (98)Daventry, 89.6, (77), 112.9, (97)Exeter, 89.0, (117), 101.2, (133)Harrogate, 88.9, (143), 85.2, (137)Trafford, 88.5, (210), 103.2, (245)Lancaster, 88.3, (129), 124.6, (182)Cherwell, 87.7, (132), 73.1, (110)Fareham, 86.9, (101), 88.6, (103)East Cambridgeshire, 86.8, (78), 51.2, (46)West Berkshire, 86.5, (137), 54.9, (87)Richmondshire, 85.6, (46), 94.9, (51)Tendring, 85.3, (125), 71.6, (105)Waverley, 83.1, (105), 63.3, (80)West Devon, 82.4, (46), 60.9, (34)Breckland, 82.2, (115), 56.4, (79)Gateshead, 81.2, (164), 140.1, (283)Crawley, 81.0, (91), 46.3, (52)Babergh, 80.4, (74), 81.5, (75)Sedgemoor, 80.4, (99), 99.9, (123)Cambridge, 79.3, (99), 60.1, (75)Mole Valley, 79.1, (69), 131.8, (115)Eastbourne, 79.0, (82), 59.8, (62)Vale of White Horse, 77.9, (106), 59.6, (81)Arun, 77.8, (125), 59.7, (96)Ryedale, 77.6, (43), 79.5, (44)Mendip, 77.0, (89), 78.7, (91)Mid Devon, 76.5, (63), 53.5, (44)Southampton, 75.6, (191), 71.3, (180)Rushcliffe, 74.7, (89), 102.4, (122)Fylde, 73.0, (59), 151.0, (122)Shropshire, 72.4, (234), 82.9, (268)Worcester, 72.1, (73), 79.0, (80)New Forest, 71.1, (128), 37.2, (67)East Suffolk, 70.6, (176), 49.7, (124)North Norfolk, 69.6, (73), 60.1, (63)Allerdale, 69.6, (68), 67.5, (66)Derbyshire Dales, 69.1, (50), 88.5, (64)Sefton, 69.1, (191), 85.7, (237)Somerset West and Taunton, 68.3, (106), 77.4, (120)Eden, 67.6, (36), 37.6, (20)East Hampshire, 67.0, (82), 63.0, (77)Chichester, 66.9, (81), 52.0, (63)Wiltshire, 66.8, (334), 77.6, (388)York, 66.5, (140), 64.6, (136)Wychavon, 64.9, (84), 77.3, (100)Brighton and Hove, 64.6, (188), 56.0, (163)Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 63.7, (252), 82.2, (325)Stratford-on-Avon, 61.5, (80), 56.9, (74)South Cambridgeshire, 61.0, (97), 50.9, (81)Plymouth, 60.3, (158), 62.6, (164)West Suffolk, 57.5, (103), 41.9, (75)Wirral, 57.4, (186), 62.0, (201)Eastleigh, 56.9, (76), 53.2, (71)Malvern Hills, 55.9, (44), 68.6, (54)Hambleton, 52.4, (48), 79.7, (73)Mid Suffolk, 51.0, (53), 43.3, (45)Lewes, 50.4, (52), 62.9, (65)Torridge, 49.8, (34), 105.5, (72)West Oxfordshire, 48.8, (54), 39.8, (44)Adur, 48.2, (31), 38.9, (25)Huntingdonshire, 47.8, (85), 56.8, (101)Teignbridge, 46.2, (62), 33.5, (45)Herefordshire, 46.2, (89), 67.9, (131)Cotswold, 43.4, (39), 43.4, (39)Winchester, 43.2, (54), 78.5, (98)Dorset, 41.2, (156), 39.6, (150)Worthing, 39.8, (44), 28.0, (31)Test Valley, 38.8, (49), 50.7, (64)Torbay, 33.0, (45), 59.4, (81)Copeland, 30.8, (21), 48.4, (33)South Hams, 19.5, (17), 43.7, (38)Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 19.1, (109), 24.7, (141)Isle of Wight, 14.8, (21), 28.9, (41)