Coronavirus cases rise in Worcestershire new data shows

But Wychavon and Malvern Hills have seen drops in the cases in the seven days up to November 14 according to Public Health England.

The figures were published as it was also revealed that three Covid deaths were recorded for county hospitals in the past seven days.

New cases in the county were at 2,343 that week - a rise of 3.3 per cent.

Worcester dropped to 424 cases that week, a fall of 7.4 per cent.

The biggest rise in cases in the county was seen in Redditch which recorded 286 cases that week, a 47.3 per cent rise.

Bromsgrove also saw a rise with 424 cases, a rise of 7.4 per cent.

Meanwhile Malvern Hills saw a fall with 272 cases recorded, a 7.5 per cent drop.

As many as 504 cases were recorded in Wychavon, a drop of 6.1 per cent in those seven days.

The biggest drop in the county came in Wyre Forest, which includes Kidderminster, as 295 cases were recorded - a 30.1 per cent drop.

The latest NHS figures show a total of 56 people were in hospital in Worcestershire with Covid-19 on Thursday, November 18, including seven people in intensive care.

Figures for the week up to November 19 show the newly recorded deaths all came at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust with its total moving to 878.

There have been no newly announced Covid deaths at the Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust with its total remaining at 64.

It means in total there have been 942 Covid-related deaths in county hospitals during the pandemic.

The Acute Hospitals Trust covers Worcestershire Royal Hospital, as well as the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital.

Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust covers community hospitals and rehabilitation wards, including Worcester City Impatient Unit, Malvern Community Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital, Pershore Community Hospital, the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove, Tenbury Community Hospital and the Wyre Forest Ward.