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Barnsley and Bradford not following Leicester into local lockdown, council leaders say

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Council leaders in Bradford and Barnsley have said they are not following Leicester into a local lockdown after figures revealed they had the second and third highest Covid-19 infection rates in England.Bradford has said it is “working hard” to prevent another lockdown, while Barnsley stressed new restrictions are not needed.The latest data shows Bradford has 69.4 cases per 100,000 population, the second highest in England behind Leicester with 140.2.And Barnsley is third in the table with 54.7 cases per 100,000.Bradford council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said: “We know that figures from Public Health England show Bradford with a high number of infections along with a number of other northern authorities, although we are some way behind.

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