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Areas of south Devon and north Wales have the highest concentration, according to the 2021 census.

Areas of south Devon and north Wales have the highest concentration, according to the 2021 census.

This is the news from the latest update of the government's cluster map. This shows cases in the seven days leading up to last Friday, December 18, with the most recent five days left off due to incomplete data not reflecting the true number of cases. The sharp rise has led to today's announcement that Cornwall is being placed under Tier 2 restrictions as of Boxing Day (December 26), following concerns over a new variant of the virus spreading across the country. READ NEXT: Earlier Mr Hancock said action was needed in the south west where there were "early signs of the new variant and...

The number of coronavirus clusters in Cornwall has doubled in three days and the seven-day total has more than 100 extra cases recorded. On Wednesday's updated government map there were 20 cluster areas, but as of 4pm last night (Saturday, December 19) that number had risen to 40 clusters. It also marks a stark reversal from a week ago, when both cases and clusters were on decline, with just 14 areas reporting cases on the government map last Saturday, December 12. At the same time, the number of weekly cases has risen to 251 cases, from 148 on Wednesday and only 109 on December 12 - ...