These are the areas in Bedford where numbers of Covid-19 cases are falling fastest. Latest Government figures show the virus is spreading the fastest in Castle with 18 cases in the seven days to October 31 - but Harpur is bucking the trend with the biggest decrease in positive cases. Data analysts use areas of roughly equal population - known as Middle Layer Super Output Areas - each with an average of 7,200 people. They allow a four or five-day period after raw data is published for corrections to be made, convert the figure into a figure assuming each area had a population of 100,000 then add the numbers to an interactive map. The rolling rate is the seven-day rolling rate of new infections per 100,000 people. You can view the interactive map and check your ward here
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Brickhill - in the seven days to October 31, there were seven new cases. This is a decrease of 22.2%. Rolling rate is 87.1 per 100,000
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Harpur - in the seven days to October 31, there were three new cases. This is a decrease of 62.5%. Rolling rate is 34.3 per 100,000
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Kingsbrook - in the seven days to October 31, there were six new cases. This is a decrease of 33.3%. Rolling rate is 58.9 per 100,000
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Newnham - in the seven days to October 31, there were five new cases. This is a decrease of 16.7%. Rolling rate is 93.2 per 100,000