By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
The infection rate climbed by a third (Image: Canva/Pixabay/Flourish) The seven-day coronavirus infection rate in Barnet jumped by a third shortly before London was placed under Tier 3 restrictions. The increase took the borough’s infection rate to 231.3 new cases per 100,000 people in the week to December 11. It is the second successive week in which the infection rate has risen, following a short period of decline. Despite the rise, the borough’s rate remains below those of neighbouring Enfield and Haringey, where they climbed to 424.4 and 279.7 new cases per 100,000 people respectively.