THE areas with the lowest infection rates of coronavirus in Test Valley have been revealed.

The overall rate for the borough still remains high, but cases have been decreasing since the week ending on January 13.

According to a map on the government coronavirus dashboard, in the week to January 20, when the latest figures were available, Andover London Road and East Anton had the highest number of cases in the borough with 101 and a weekly rolling rate of 595.3 cases per 100,000 people.

The interactive tool breaks down infections in England into small areas with a population of around 7,200 called Super Middle Output Areas (MSOAs).

For each MSOA, the map shows the number of cases in the past week, increases or decreases compared to the week before and the rate of cases per 100,000 people.

Theses are the 5 places in the Test Valley Borough Council area with the lowest rates based on figures from Public Health England from the week ending on January 20:

  • Chilbolton, Clatford & Barton Stacey (fewer than 3 infections - data is suppressed to protect the privacy of individuals)
  • Over Wallop & Shipton Bellinger (12 cases, -11 on the previous week, rolling rate of 165.4)
  • Romsey Town (14 cases, -1 on the previous week, rolling rate of 234.6)
  • Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth (17 cases, -11 on the previous week, rolling rate of 196.4)
  • Nether Wallop, King's Somborne & Dunbridge (18 cases, -1 on the previous week, rolling rate of 231.5)