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CONCERNS: More than 100 areas in England see rise in Covid rates on pub reopening weekend. Picture: PA More than 100 areas in England are experiencing a rise in Covid-19 infection rates according to Public Health England data. The Press Association news agency compiled the figures based on Public Health England data with 103 areas across the country seeing a week-on-week rise in case numbers as lockdowns eased. Readers had mixed reviews about the numbers increasing. Some people expected it, while others thought it was too soon to see a rise in cases from pubs reopening. Lee Robertson said: “Of course it was going to happen.”