There were 1.07 million positive test results in the week to December 30, up 34% from the week before, official figures show.
At a regional level, Northern Ireland has the highest infection rates in the UK, with 2252 cases per 100,000 people, followed by Wales, with 2198 cases per 100,000.
Scotland has the lowest rate, with 1113 cases per 100,000.
At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week beginning December 23 to 30
Here are the neighbourhoods in the Chichester district with the biggest rise in case rates in the past week.
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Positive cases of Covid-19 has risen over the past week Photo: contributed
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Selsey had 1303 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 98.6 per cent from the week before.
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Dean, Lavant and Summersdale had 1053.7 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 51.4 per cent from the week before.
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Stockbridge and Fishbourne had 1118.6 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 6.1 per cent from the week before.
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Southbourne, Bosham and Thorney had 1080.3 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 3.3 per cent from the week before.
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Easebourne and Petworth had 1918.3 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 2.7 per cent from the week before.
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Midhurst and Cocking had 1479.9 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 1.7 per cent from the week before.