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The European Championship 2020 final between England and Italy earlier this month helped to “supercharge” coronavirus infections in north east England, according to a senior public health official in the region.
Middlesbrough currently has the highest rate of new cases in England - although it is down sharply week-on-week from 1,421.5 cases per 100,000 people to 695.8. The biggest fall was recorded by Redcar and Cleveland, which is down from 1,520.2 to 668.6.
The rates tended to kick off just after the Euros football final - our three highest days were three-to-five days after that final, so I think our momentum was kind of picking up then and that event just supercharged it up to the unfortunate position we found ourselves in.
But what we have seen over the last week is our rates have more than halved, and so even though everyone else’s rates are coming down as well, our rates seem to be coming down very quickly.
A record breaking tally of new coronavirus cases was reported in Thailand on Saturday, with 18,912 new infections bringing the country’s total accumulated cases to 597,287.
The country also reported 178 new deaths, also a daily record, taking total fatalities to 4,857.
Related: Thailand: Bangkok warehouse turned into 1,800-bed hospital as Covid crisis worsens
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