INFECTION rates across Dudley and Sandwell are rising according to latest figures - as the tier system is set to come up for review tomorrow.
Dudley's overall infection rate in the week up to December 23 was 306.6 cases per 100,000 people - with 986 cases recorded in the seven days - up 37.1 per cent.
This is slightly above the national average.
Sandwell's infection rate in the same period was slightly higher at 343.1 cases per 100,000 people - with 1,127 cases recorded, this is up 34.2 per cent, again above the national average.
The next level of infection rate is between 400 - 799 with these areas recorded in purple on the Government's interactive Covid-19 map which can be seen at https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map.