One area of Biddulph has made the list of North Staffordshire's top 10 highest Covid rates, according to the latest data.

An interactive map updated regularly on the Government's website shows the latest Covid rates in each area of the UK, with recent data displaying the Moorlands as one of the worst affected areas in the country.

The map shows one area of Biddulph as being in the top 10 in the local area when it comes to Covid rates.

Biddulph Moor and Rudyard currently has the 7th highest Covid rate in North Staffordshire, with 843.3 cases per 100,000 population.

It also shows that there have been 63 cases over the last seven days in this area, an increase of 26 percent.

However, it's the neighbouring town of Leek who have taken the number one spot.

Leek East and Upper Hulme has 1,312 cases per 100,000 population, with 100 cases over the last seven days - up 47.1 percent.

Each area in the top 10 is considerably higher than the average for Staffordshire as a whole, which stands at 587.2 cases per 100,000 population.

The news comes among national talk of the Government introduction of 'Plan B', which would include working from home, mandatory mask wearing and vaccine passports.

However, modelling recently done for the Government now suggests that cases and deaths could soon start to fall dramatically.

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