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Of the 315 in England, 303 (96 per cent) have seen a decrease in cases.
Corby, a town in Northamptonshire, has the highest case rate of England with 346.2 per 100,000.
It s more than four times smaller than the sky-high infection rates of 1,600 recorded at the start of January.
The Government coronavirus dashboard can also be used to show cases in much closer detail by postcode area.
These are known as middle super output areas, and can only be viewed in England.
This data shows that some pockets of England are still seeing a surge in cases, possibly related to singular outbreaks in care homes or work places, for example.
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 where cases are rising.