THE TWO Test Valley areas where cases have risen in the past week have been revealed in an interactive map.

The Government map, which uses Public Health England data, shows how many people have tested positive for the virus in each part of the borough in the week up to March 18.

The map is divided into Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs), which are areas with an average population of 7,200.

It then colour-codes MSOAs depending on their seven-day rolling infection rate, with areas placed into the boundaries of 0-9 (yellow), 10-49 (light green), 50-99 (dark green), 100-199 (light blue), 200-399 (dark blue), 400 to 799 (light purple) and 800 plus (dark purple).

In the seven days up to March 18, the borough recorded 33 infections, down by 12 on the previous week, and had a weekly rolling rate of 26.2 cases per 100,000 people.

This means the infection rate is still below average compared to the UK average.

However, there are two places where cases have risen in the past seven days.

They are:

  • Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth (7 cases; up by 5 on the previous week; weekly rolling rate of 80.9)
  • Abbotswood & West Wellow (4 cases; up by one on the previous week; weekly rolling rate of 47.1)