Coronavirus cases are continuing to fall across Dorset, but some areas are still reporting cases.
An interactive map, which uses Public Health England data, shows how many people have tested positive for the virus in each area of the county over the seven-day period up to Saturday, March 20.
Public Health England breaks down the numbers of coronavirus cases into neighbourhoods called 'Middle Super Output Areas' (MSOAs), which are smaller than council wards and based on population rather than geographical area.
The interactive map, which can be found through this link, allows users to type in their postcode and see how many cases were reported in their area and if it has increased or decreased from the week before. The darker the colour on the image, the more positive test results have been recorded.
The map highlights which areas of the county have three or more confirmed cases of the virus and colour co-coordinates the areas by how many cases they have.
In the seven days up to Saturday, March 20, Dorset reported 212 cases. The case rate compared to the UK average is below the national average.
A majority of areas in Dorset have reported either slight or large decreases of new coronavirus cases, with dozens of areas reporting no active coronavirus cases.
Portland continues to report the highest number of cases, with 16 cases in Southwell & Weston and Underhill & The Grove reporting 22 cases.
The following areas in Dorset confirmed coronavirus cases over the last week. The areas where cases have increased are marked in bold.
- Bearwood - Three cases
- Branksome West - Three cases
- Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster - Three cases
- Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe - Three cases
- Hamworthy East - Three cases
- Kinson West - Three cases
- Parkstone - Three cases
- Southbourne West - Three cases
- Springbourne & Queen's Park - Three cases
- Upton & Lytchett Minster - Three cases
- West Verwood - Three cases
- Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock - Four cases
- Blandford Outer & Tarrants - Four cases
- Penn Hill - Four cases
- Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath - Four cases
- Westbourne - Four cases
- West Cliff - Four cases
- Blandford Forum Town - Five cases
- Boscombe East - Seven cases
- Central Bournemouth - Five cases
- Christchurch Town - Five cases
- Rossmore - Six cases
- Poole Town - Nine cases
- Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge - 10 cases
- Southwell & Weston – 16 cases
- Underhill & The Grove - 22 cases
The updated 'R rate' for the South West, including Dorset, has increased to between 0.7 - 0.9, which is on par with the latest R number range for the UK of 0.7 - 0.9.
The Government says an R-value between 0.7 and 0.9 means that, on average, every 10 people infected will infect between seven and nine other people.
The current growth rate in the South West is set at -6 to -1. The size of the growth rate indicates the speed of change.
A growth rate of between -6 per cent and -1 per cent means that the number of new infections is shrinking by between one and six per cent every day.
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