Torridge in north Devon experiences its highest rates since the start of the pandemic, figures say.
Covid-19 infection rates have risen by 88% in a week in part of south west England, making it the area with the highest case rate in the country.
Government statistics said there were 713 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England figure of 363; up from 378 locally the week before.latest data availableHeather Brazier, director of operations at the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust , acknowledged that cases "remain high in northern Devon and Torridge".
She said: "Like many health and social care organisations, our staffing is impacted by Covid-related illness and isolation, and we are working hard to manage that on an ongoing basis."
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