SOUTH Yorkshire is the latest area in England to face Tier 3 local lockdown.

But how does the spread of the virus compare in Basingstoke, to an areas in South Yorkshire?

Below we compare the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 from South Yorkshire to Basingstoke.

The numbers show that our town is facing a much more gradual spread than the areas facing Tier 3:

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 16; number of new cases recorded in the seven days to October 16; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 9.

Basingstoke and Deane

Rate for seven days to October 16th: 57.8

Number of new cases confirmed in same period: 102

Previous rate for seven days to October 9th: 52

Barnsley

Rate for seven days to October 16th: 388.9

Number of new cases confirmed in same period: 960 

Previous rate for seven days to October 9th: 254

Doncaster

Rate for seven days to October 16th: 310.4

Number of new cases confirmed in same period: 968 

Previous rate for seven days to October 9th: 202

Rotherham

Rate for seven days to October 16th: 350.0

Number of new cases confirmed in same period: 929 

Previous rate for seven days to October 9th: 272 

Sheffield

Rate for seven days to October 16th: 406.1

Number of new cases confirmed in same period: 2375 

Previous rate for seven days to October 9th: 466.6