COVID cases and rates are continuing to fall across BCP and Dorset.

It’s been more than nine weeks the latest lockdown was introduced on January 5.

The impact of the lockdown on cases and rates, as well as the vaccine rollout, means a huge reduction in the number of recorded infections.

A map on the government website using data from Public Health England breaks down the number of coronavirus cases into neighbourhoods called 'Middle Super Output Areas' (MSOAs), which are smaller than council wards and based on population rather than geographical area.

It colour codes MSOAs depending on their seven-day rolling rate, with areas placed into the boundaries of 0-10, 11-50, 51-100, 101-200, 201-400, 400 to 799 and 800 plus.

Places with a high MSOA rate appear on the map in purple (400 to 799) or dark purple (800 plus).

Currently, there is just one area in Dorset which appears in purple.

Huge swathes of Dorset appear white and are described as “suppressed” meaning they have fewer than three cases.

Here is a list of the areas which recorded more than three cases according to the latest weekly data to March 7.

  • Underhill & The Grove – 36 cases, rate 595.7
  • Southwell & Weston – 17 cases, rate 233.9
  • Newtown – 9 cases, rate 82.5
  • East Howe & Ensbury Park – 8 cases, rate 95.1
  • Springbourne & Queen's Park – 6 cases, rate 65.0
  • Boscombe West – 6 cases, rate 56.4
  • Poole Town – 6 cases, rate 50.3
  • Dorchester West & Poundbury – 6 cases, rate 48.1
  • East Cliff – 6 cases, rate 46.6
  • Central Bournemouth – 6 cases, rate 46.2
  • Broadwey & Littlemoor – 5 cases, rate 66.8
  • Upton & Lytchett Minster – 5 cases, rate 57.5
  • Swanage – 5 cases, rate 50.9
  • Oakdale West – 4 cases, rate 48.0
  • Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks – 4 cases, rate 44.7
  • Oakdale East – 4 cases, rate 44.1
  • Creekmoor – 4 cases, rate 43.7
  • Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe – 4 cases, rate 43.6
  • Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge – 4 cases, rate 39.2
  • Penn Hill – 4 cases, rate 39.8
  • Littledown – 3 cases, rate 45.9
  • Highcliffe & Walkford – 3 cases, 40.3
  • Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton – 3 cases, rate 39.1
  • West Cliff – 3 cases, rate 37.8
  • Chickerell & Chesil Bank – 3 cases, rate 36.5
  • Southbourne West – 3 cases, rate 34.7
  • Queens Park – 3 cases, rate 34.6
  • Preston & Lodmoor – 3 cases, rate 34.1
  • Winton – 3 cases, rate 31.4
  • Rossmore – 3 cases, rate 29.3
  • Blandford Forum Town – 3 cases, rate 28.7