Most parts of Hartlepool are seeing falling rates of positive Covid cases.Most parts of Hartlepool are seeing falling rates of positive Covid cases.
Most parts of Hartlepool are seeing falling rates of positive Covid cases.

Is lockdown in Hartlepool working? Here are the neighbourhoods where Covid infections are falling the fastest

Hartlepool has now been in a lockdown for almost four weeks – but is it working?

Since mid-January the rate of positive Covid cases per 100,000 people in the borough has been generally falling, according to Government figures.

The latest figures show that 11 out of 12 neighbourhoods have seen a drop in infections.

Here we reveal which areas have seen the biggest to lowest drop in case rates per 100,000 people in the seven days between January 15 to 22.

Only the neighbourhood referred to as Old Town and Grange has seen an increase, up 15.8% from a rate of 245.8 positive cases per 100,000 people to 284.6.