Covid-19 case rates: Here are the neighbourhoods with the fastest rising positive case rates in Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant and Fareham

The government relaxed Covid regulations last week, putting an end to Plan B measures such as mandatory mask wearing and vaccine passports.

This came after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Omicron wave had ‘peaked nationally.’

Portsmouth residents were very optimistic about the changes and were comfortable about them being implemented.

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Case numbers have remained stable on a national level, but high across the UK.

Data for both England and Northern Ireland now include reinfections – people who have caught the virus more than once.

There were 693,096 cases in the week ending January 27, a 0.8 per cent fall from the week before.

Official government statistics show the positive case rates from January 20 to January 27.

Certain areas have seen a drop in case rates, while others have large spikes.

Here are the neighbourhoods in Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant and Fareham with the highest case rate increases.

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