Revealed! Where Newcastle and the North East rank in national Covid case rates

People queue to receive a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination centre set up in a bus parked outside Premier League club Newcastle United’s St James’s Park football stadium in Newcastle, north east England on August 15, 2021. - The UK opens Covid-19 vaccination appointments to 16-19 year old, hoping that all in this age group are offered a dose of the vaccine by August 23.

New data released by the UK Government has revealed the North East was the second highest area in the country for Covid-19 infections, despite having the lowest population of all areas listed.

The data shows nearly 1 in 5 residents of Newcastle had tested positive for Covid-19, with 52,180 confirmed cases since the start of last year.

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Only County Durham ranked higher than Newcastle in the North East area, with the historic mining area tallying 86,687 positive Covid-19 cases since the end of January.

Dr Arianna Giovannini, Interim Director of IPPR North said the data “comes as little surprise.”

“Social determinants of health – the things that influence health outcomes like your housing and income – affect your risk of catching Covid-19.”

She added: “The pandemic continues, and it will continue to have a disproportionate impact on northern people and economies until ambitious action is taken to empower local leaders and communities to build their own health resistance.”

Newcastle upon Tyne ranked 27^th countrywide for most Covid-19 cases since January 2020.