Where has the highest number of Covid cases in Dorset?

But people have been told to be cautious still, as Omicron case numbers are still high.

We've taken a look at the Covid hotspots in the BCP area - including places where numbers are still rising - and in some places falling.

Here we look at the number of infections and the rate per 100,000 people across each area using data from the government website.

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The country is split up by Middle Super Output Area (MSOA), which are small areas with an average population of 7,200, and the data is updated each weekday, with the map showing the last seven days for which complete data is available.

Places with a high MSOA rate appear on the map appear in dark purple.

Which area of BCP has the highest number of cases?

Central Bournemouth has 141 cases and East Cliff has 131 cases.

Other areas with more than 100 cases are Newtown and Oakdale East, Winton, Penn Hill, Parkstone, East Howe and Ensbury Park.

High case rates in BCP area

Rising numbers

Mudeford - 40 cases, case rate 623.1

West Highcliffe - 64 cases, case rate 1036.6

Burton and Airport - 76 cases, case rate 1257.7 - up 40 cases in seven days to December 22

Littledown - 50 cases, case rate 770.1

East Southbourne and Hengistbury Head - 63 cases, case rate 769.8 - up 19 cases in seven days to December 22

Southbourne West - 82 cases, case rate 953.7 - up 30 cases in seven days to December 22

Townsend and Strouden - 67 cases, case rate 1031.6 - up 22 cases in seven days to December 22

Queens Park - 77 cases, case rate 890.3

Charminster - 87 cases, case rate 1072.1 - up 37 cases in seven days to December 22

Winton - 130 cases, case rate 1356.9 - up 30 cases in seven days to December 22

Throop and Muscliffe - 79 cases, case rate 866.4 - up 37 cases in seven days to December 22

Moordown - 88 cases, case rate 1093.7, up 15 cases in seven days to December 22

Northbourne - 87 cases, case rate 1081.3 - up 27 cases in seven days to December 22

East Howe and Ensbury Park - 104 cases, case rate 1236.6, up 48 cases in seven days to December 22

Talbot and Branksome Woods - 98 cases, case rate 1408.5, up 33 cases in seven days to December 22

Central Bournemouth - 141 cases, case rate 1028.1 - up 43 cases in seven days to December 22

East Cliff - 127 cases, case rate 970.4 - up 57 cases in seven days to December 22

Boscombe West - 88 cases, case rate 825.6 - up 24 cases in seven days to December 22

Springbourne and Queen's Park - 84 cases, case rate 902.8

West Cliff - 77 cases, case rate 946.4 - up 27 cases in seven days to December 22

Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks - 84 cases, case rate 932, up 29 cases in seven days to December 22

Parkstone - 108 cases, case rate 1123.4

Penn Hill - 106 cases, case rate 1047.2

Branksome East - 87 cases, case rate 1390.9 - up 42 cases in seven days to December 22

Westbourne - 60 cases, case rate 1020.8

Rossmore - 85 cases, case rate 829.9 - up 26 cases in seven days to December 22

West Howe - 71 cases, case rate 960, up 40 cases in seven days to December 22

Kinson West - 63 cases, case rate 976.7 - up 38 cases in seven days to December 22

Newtown - 119 cases, case rate 1096, up 28 cases in seven days to December 22

Canford Heath West - 56 cases, 827.8 case rate

Creekmoor - 61 cases, case rate 671.2

Canford Heath East - 73 cases, case rate 988.9, up 25 cases in seven days to December 22

Oakdale East - 112 cases, case rate 1220, up 43 cases in seven days to December 22

Oakdale West - 86 cases, case rate 1033

Poole Town - 87 cases, case rate 728

Hamworthy East - 58 cases, case rate 883.2

Hamworthy West - 82 cases, case rate 1156

Broadstone - 94 cases, case rate 925.9

Upton and Lytchett Minster - 85 cases, case rate 968, up 29 cases in seven days to December 22

Falling cases

Highcliffe & Walkford - 55 cases, case rate 731.1 - down two cases

Christchurch town - 89 cases, case rate 916.9 - down eight cases

Jumpers Common and Fairmile - 93 cases, case rate 1117.8 - down nine cases

Iford - 66 cases - case rate 880.8 - down 12 cases

Boscombe East - 80 cases, case rate 836.9 - down eight cases

Bearwood - 41 cases, case rate 743.6 - down six cases