THE GOVERNMENT has drawn up a list of 20 councils facing the worst coronavirus outbreaks in England.
Leaked classified documents reveal the at risk areas - including six councils branded as causes for "concern" and three authorities in need of "enhanced support".
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It comes as officials have ordered the army to deploy more mobile testing units around the country from this weekend, reports The Observer.
Fears are looming over a potential second wave hitting the UK amid an ongoing easing of lockdown measures as the Boris Johnson encourages people to go back to work.
Downing Street have however insisted they will try to stamp out any localised outbreaks - and said they are ready to reimpose measures.
Leicester tops the list of the most at risk areas for another coronavirus outbreak, just as officials stepped in to reintroduce lockdown.
The list of 20 councils are ranked by how many cases have been detected per 100,000 people on average, the percentage of positive tests and other virus metrics.
Public Health England compiled the list as they briefed local health chiefs on the risk of new outbreaks.
Council bosses fear it will lead to more lockdowns like the one which has been rolled out in Leicester.
The list of 20 councils is based on testing data from between June 21 and July 4.
Kirklees, Bradford and Sheffield were branded as areas in need of "enchanced support".
Blackburn with Darwen, Rochdale, Oldham, Rotherham, Barnsley and Bedford were identified as areas of "concern".
It comes as the UK's daily death toll more the doubled from a week ago as 148 more deaths were recorded on Saturday.
Top 20 areas of England most at risk of a coronavirus comeback
LEAKED documents reveal the most at risk councils in the country from a fresh outbreak of coronavirus.
- Leicester
- Kirklees
- Bradford
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Oadby and Wigston
- Rochdale
- Ashford
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Blaby
- Oldham
- Rotherham
- Barnsley
- Bedford
- Northampton
- Sheffield
- Bolton
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Kettering
- Knowsley
- Carlisle
The document reportedly states "these areas are currently under investigation by the local public health protection teams”.
Government officials have not yet laid out what metrics will be used to impose further lockdowns.
Reportedly a system based on a scheme rolled out in Germany is being considered, which would put a threshold of 50 weekly positive tests per 100,000 people.
If this the figure is then passed within a council area, special measures would then be considered to stop the spread of the virus.
Leicester has seen a decline with 116 new cases per 100,000 down from 140 two weeks ago since the localised lockdown.
Ministers are said to be considering publishing a regular top 10 list of at risk councils within days - which could be used to help police the virus.
Councils are said to be lobbying for a "graded response" to changing infection rates rather than hard lockdowns.
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The list of 20 councils uses five metrics to work out the ranking - including cases per 100,000 people over one and two weeks, and the percentage of positive tests.
It also includes the number of "exceedances" - this is where councils are issued with a red flag due to the number of positive cases.
This is then given a red, green of amber light depending on the figures.
Carlisle, Knowsley, Bolton, Sheffield and Blackburn with Darwen were all given red flags due to exceedances.
It also includes numbers of community outbreaks, where coronavirus infections are found in a single setting such as a workplace.
Rochdale was found to have had five community outbreaks, Bradford with four, Sheffield, Leciester and Kirkless with three, Bolton with two, and Bedford, Barsnley and Blaby with one.
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Life has been returning to some semblance of the pre-pandemic normal in Britain as pubs reopened and Mr Johnson dropped his work from home slogan.
Gatherings were banned, shops were closed, and people ordered to stay home when the UK was first placed into lockdown on March 23.
Measures haves eased as the case count has tumbled while the country endured the worst outbreak in Europe - claiming the lives of almost 45,000 people.
Health experts have consistently warned the UK to be weary amid fears a second wave could strike when colder temperatures arrive in the autumn.
Brits have also had to be reminded to obey the social distancing rules or face further lockdown.
It came after worrying scenes of thousands of people crammed together on beaches during a spate of hot weather in June.
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The Department of Health and Social Care said it did not have a set trigger for introducing local lockdowns for councils.
In a statement, it said: "We have been transparent about our response to coronavirus and are always looking to improve the data we publish, including the way we update testing statistics.
“The list of the 10 local authorities with the highest weekly incidence of coronavirus is already publicly available in PHE’s weekly surveillance report.
“All councils in England now have the ability to access testing data, right down to an individual and postcode level.
"If councils feel they require more assistance with data, of course, PHE is able to help them."
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