There are 325.9 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population in Cambridgeshire, as of Friday 10 September. That’s a 7.7 per cent increase on the same time last week.

The national average is currently 338.3 per 100,000, and the regional average is 306.5 per 100,000.

District by district

• Fenland 395.8 per 100,000, DOWN 1.7 per cent on last week
• Huntingdonshire 368.2 per 100,000, UP 5.6 per cent on last week
• South Cambridgeshire 313.2 per 100,000, UP 18 per cent on last week
• East Cambridgeshire 277.2 per 100,000, UP 13.1 per cent on last week
• Cambridge 259.9 per 100,000, UP 6.6 per cent on last week

Public health professionals expect rates to rise in the coming weeks as schools return.

Cambridgeshire County Council is continuing to support schools, as well as other settings such as care homes, in their response to COVID.

Vaccinations

The Council and the NHS are also focusing on getting people vaccinated, as this is the best way to keep people safe and reduce infection levels.

In Cambridgeshire, vaccine take-up varies by district. In Cambridge uptake is much lower than is desirable, with rates around 25 per cent behind the rest of the country. Elsewhere in the county, vaccination rates are largely in line with the national average. If you are eligible but haven’t had both jabs yet, you can

• book online at www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19
• book by phone on 119
• drop in to one of the many walk-in centres and pop up clinics