The Staffordshire Moorlands has the highest Covid case rates in the county thanks to a recent outbreak of the Indian variant, the latest figures show.

The rising cases has mainly been caused by an outbreak of the Indian variant, also known as the Delta variant, in Leek, which saw around 1,000 students at several Leek schools being told to self isolate as around 30 cases were confirmed.

Leek South and Cheddleton has been most affected by the outbreak, showing 236.5 cases per 100,000 residents - the highest rate out of any area in the West Midlands.

The Moorlands as a whole has a rate of 42.7 cases per 100,000 people, making it the highest rate of any of Staffordshire's districts.

Leek Town and Leek East and Upper Hulme have also felt the effects of the latest outbreak, showing 60.5 and 65.6 cases per 100,000 people, respectively.

However, neighbouring Biddulph appears to have been largely unaffected by the outbreak so far, with every area of the town showing less than three cases.

The data has been taken from the interactive Coronavirus map on the Government's website, which is updated weekly and shows the latest cases in each area.

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