Businesses in Nottingham suburb say pandemic has been 'really hard' as Covid cases suddenly rise The area has reported a 60% rise in new cases 04:00, 10 FEB 2021 Updated (Image: Nottingham Post) Independent businesses in a city suburb where coronavirus cases have suddenly risen by 60% say the pandemic has been "very difficult". In the seven days to February 3 (the most recent available data), New Basford recorded 48 new cases of Covid-19. This was a 60% increase on the previous week, causing its infection rate to increase to 492.8 cases per 100,000 people. Its infection rate is now much high...