Covid: South Tyneside case rate now highest in England
South Tyneside saw 1,359 cases per 100,000 people in a week, making it the highest in England. …
Tom Hall, director of public health for South Tyneside Council, said: “We are closely watching if those levels of harm escalate, and how rapidly they escalate, and whether they put risks on the most vulnerable at the cost of other restrictions in people’s lives.