An interactive graph has shown how coronavirus cases have fallen in Basingstoke during lockdown.

The number of cases in the borough was falling in most areas in the third week of January.

The decrease in the spread of the virus has been revealed in a graph created by The Gazette.

After many areas had case rates increasing quickly at the start of January, before the lockdown had time to contain it, the graph shows how in the penultimate week in January, cases had started to reduce in most areas.

Popley and Viables are just two areas that have seen their rolling rates - the number of positive cases per 100,000 population - skyrocket in the last two months. Earlier in January, Viables had the highest rolling rate in Hampshire, outside of Rushmoor.

As of January 23, just two areas in Basingstoke and Deane (Houndmills & Oakridge; and South Ham & West Ham) had rolling rates on the rise.

However, despite the fact that case rates are decreasing, they are falling from a high level and are still higher than when the second lockdown was introduced at the end of October.

The interactive graph also shows how quickly cases were rising at the end of December, thought to be caused by a combination of Christmas mixing and the new, more transmissable strain that originated in South East England.

Most areas of the town saw rises over the period of late December and early January, before the third national lockdown.

You can see the full graph - which covers the period of October 10-January 23 - by clicking here.