THE entirety of the BCP Council area had a coronavirus infection rate of more than 400 cases per 100,000 people.

According to the government’s interactive map, BCP was showing as purple, meaning rates were above 400, with many areas above 800, showing as dark purple.

Springbourne & Queen’s Park had the highest infection rate, with 1,148 cases per 100,000 in the seven days leading up to January 11.

In total, 28 areas across BCP were showing as a ‘hotspot’, meaning rates were above 800.

Boscombe West recorded 153 cases in those seven days, giving a rate of 1,437.

Elsewhere, East Verwood, Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley, Corfe Mullen, Upton & Lytchett Minster, Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers, Swanage and Dorchester West & Pundbury were the only areas in Dorset to have a rate of more than 400.

The map can be viewed here.

A full list of all areas with a rate higher than 800 per 100,000:

Westcliff – 77 cases, rate 971.1

Westbourne – 48 cases, rate 816.5

Central Bournemouth – 142 cases, rate 1,093.1

East Cliff – 131 cases, rate 1,018.4

Boscombe West – 153 cases, rate 1,437

Springbourne & Queen’s Park – 106 cases, rate 1,148.4

Iford – 69 cases, rate 914.8

Littledown – 56 cases, rate 857.6

Charminster – 90 cases, rate 1,124

Queens Park – 82 cases, rate 946.1

Townsend & Strouden – 56 cases, rate 837.7

Winton – 80 cases, rate 837.7

Throop & Muscliffe - 88 cases, rate 963.3

East Howe & Ensbury Park - 116 cases, rate 1,378.7

West Howe – 63 cases, rate 853.2

Rossmore – 99 cases, rate 967.3

Branksome West – 61 cases, rate 807.9

Penn Hill – 132 cases, rate 1,314.3

Parkstone – 79 cases, rate 824.5

Newtown – 135 cases, rate 1,237.6

Bearwood – 76 cases, rate 1,383.1

Canford Heath West – 61 cases, rate 906.5

Canford Heath East – 79 cases, rate 1,069.2

Oakdale East – 90 cases, rate 992.4

Poole Town – 118 cases, rate 989.7

Hamworthy West – 70 cases, rate 979.3