https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/cases?areaType=nation&areaName=England

COVID-19 cases (number of people with a lab-confirmed positive test result) in England by Middle Super Output Area (MSOA). MSOAs are small areas with around 7,200 average population. The data are updated each weekday, and show the latest 7 days for which near-complete data are available.

Case time series and percentage of students living in the MSOA

Three hotspots

Areas with highest case numbers

Grouping to upper tier local authority level

This is useful as the data are very fine grained. Within each local authority there is considerable heterogenity.

Mapping the highest case numbers in week 41 and adding the geographical location of universities

Use the controls to zoom in and flip between data layers. Notice that in general the areas with the highest casenumbers coincide with University campus locations.