YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased slightly - but just eight more cases have been recorded in the area.

The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has increased by three to 16.6 cases per 100,000 population. This remains below the UK national average rate, which stands at 21.6 cases per 100,000 population.

The PHE data shows that the eight further cases recorded in the City of York Council area take the total for the pandemic to 12,329.

In North Yorkshire the rate has dropped very slightly by 0.3 to 20.4 cases per 100,000 population. A further 27 cases have been recorded in the North Yorkshire County Council area, taking the total for the pandemic there to 30,108.

In the East Riding of Yorkshire the rate has increased by just 0.2 to 23.4 cases per 100,000 population. A further 21 cases have been recorded in the area, taking the total for the pandemic to 18,414.

Across the UK, a further 2,284 cases take the country's total for the pandemic to 4,441,975.