CORONAVIRUS cases are back on the rise across many areas in the Malvern Hills new data shows.
Last week we reported there had been falls throughout the region leading to the majority of the region being in the third highest purple 'hotspot' category on Public Health England's (PHE) coronavirus map.
But this week is a far more mixed picture.
Malvern Hills overall now has a case rate of 809.4 per 100,000 people in the seven days to January 21 with 643 cases - a 18.2 per cent rise.
In comparison in the seven days to January 14 there had been a 39.2 per cent drop to 541 cases.
Areas with infection rates above 800 cases per 100,000 people are placed in the dark purple hotspot category on the coronavirus map, once PHE's highest category before Omicron hit.
Currently in this category are:
Malvern Link which had an infection rate of 1,084.4 per 100,000 in the seven days to January 21, cases up 34.6 per cent.
Malvern Pickersleigh which had an infection rate of 1,023.7 per 100,000, cases up 22.2 per cent.
North Malvern, which had an infection rate of 1,294.8 per 100,000, cases up 94.8 per cent.
Barnard's Green which had an infection rate of 910.4 per 100,000, cases up 16.3 per cent.
Broadheath, Sinton and Alfrick which had an infection rate of 874.6 per 100,000, cases up 73.7 per cent.
Areas with infection rates between 400 and 799 cases per 100,000 people are placed in the third highest purple category.
In this category are:
Malvern Wells and Priory which had an infection rate of 536.6 per 100,000, cases falling 2.4 per cent in the seven days.
Colletts Green, Callow End and Hanley which had an infection rate of 754.1 per 100,000, cases up 22.9 per cent.
Kempsey and Ryall, which had an infection rate of 685.0 per 100,000, cases up 4.7 per cent.
Meanwhile the area of Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield has seen a significant drop putting it into the fourth highest dark blue category on the Covid map - where an area has an infection rates between 200 and 399 cases per 100,000 people.
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield had an infection rate of 358.8 per 100,000 in the seven days to January 21, a drop of 53.6 per cent.
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