We all know the older you are the greater your risk from Covid.
Those aged 60 and above are considered high risk by the NHS, while those aged 70 and over or the clinically vulnerable account for 88% of deaths.
Across England it’s the older age groups that still have the highest infection rates after weeks of lockdown, according to Government figures. In the seven days to 10 February, the age band with the most cases per 100,000 people was 90 and overs, at 310.9.
Care home residents are being tested monthly which could push the rate up compared to those not being screened regularly.
Dacorum bucks the national trend, those aged 30 to 34 were the worst affected, with a rate of 210.1 cases. Those aged 90 and over had the second highest infection rate in the borough, at 193.7.
Here are the 11 age groups in Dacorum that had the highest infection rates in the seven days to 10 February.
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The worst affected age group is the 30 to 34 year-olds with 210.1 cases per 100,000 people
