There are 25 places on the Covid watchlist, as they have the most active cases at this time.
The Delta variant is responsible for around 99% of all infections in the UK and driving the third wave.
North East Lincolnshire is the number one watchlist for the ZOE Covid Symptom Study. It has the most active cases, at 3,324 per 100,000 people, as of July 18.
Stockton-on-Tees has the second highest prevalence, with 2,691 cases per 100,000. Falkirk is third (with 2,434).
London is home to eight of the top 25 hotspots.
Last week, Scotland topped the list with 13 spots. This has now dropped to just two.
Five people are in Yorkshire and the Humber this week. Three in North West. Three in North East. Two in East and Scotland. One in West Midlands.
Eight locations have seen Covid prevalence numbers worsen over the past seven days: Hackney, Stockton-on-Tees and Southwark.
The rest, however, have seen their case numbers decrease or remain stable.
The ZOE app, which monitors the Covid epidemic by relying upon app users, has retracted its claim last week that the third wave of Covid had peaked.
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New methodology has allowed the estimation of a growing epidemic to be compared with other statistics.
There are 60,019 new cases of the virus each day, in people who have received and those who have not received their coronavirus vaccination.
This is 27.1 percent more than the last week, when 47.189 new infections were reported.
Professor Tim Spector at King's College London, and the lead scientist for the ZOE study, stated that Covid "definitely is not going away any soon".
He said that "Unfortunately, the hopes that this current wave of infections was over have dimmed, as ZOE's latest data shows new Covid cases continuing rising as the UK lifts all restrictions."
"We must not forget the lessons from the pandemic, and rush to return to normal life in order to prolong Covid’s grip on our lives.
What do Government data reveal?
Ministers expect Covid cases will continue to rise for at least several more weeks.
It is expected that the number of diagnosed infections will rise to 100,000 per day. Currently, there are around 42,000.
Data from England show that 98% of local authorities have an increasing number of cases.
According to PA analysis of Public Health England data, 310 (98%) of the 315 England local areas have experienced a week-on–week increase in rates.
Redcar & Cleveland continue to have the highest rates, at 1,577 cases per 100,000. This is an increase of 831.2 from the seven days prior to July 10.
Middlesbrough is second with a rate of 905.8 to 1,394.5. Stockton-on-Tees is third with a rate of 677.0 to 1,198.4.
PHE reports that the highest number of cases is in people in their 20s with 1,155 cases per 100 000 population, up from 768 last week.
This figure is 995 for 10-19-year-olds and 726 for people in their 30s.
The North East has the highest rate of infection per region, at 952 per 100,000. Yorkshire and Humber are close behind at 624.
However, the South West saw the greatest increase in case rates over the past week. It went from 363 to 534 per 100,000.
Hospitalizations have also increased to 5.9 per 100,000, an increase of 2.7 from two weeks ago. But, any increase in hospital admissions will always be behind the cases.
With 13.2 admissions per 100,000, the North East has the highest rate since February records.
Sir Patrick Vallance is the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government. He stated this week that 40% of hospitalizations were for people who had been fully vaccinated.
However, this does not mean that the jabs don't work. ZOE data shows that around half the cases are in patients who have received at least one dose.
The proportion of COVID patients who have had both jabs is expected to rise as more people are vaccinated.
Unfortunately, the jabs do not work 100% of the time, so people may still need to be admitted, especially if they are very vulnerable.
JABS AWAY
PHE's latest data suggests that two doses of any jab in the UK against the dominant Delta variant offer 79% protection against symptomatic diseases and 96% protection against hospitalisation.
Nearly nine out of ten adults in the UK have Covid antibodies. This gives them protection against coronavirus.
These estimates are ranging from 88% in Scotland to 92.6 percent in Wales, with 91.9 percent for England and 90% for Northern Ireland.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), which provides the latest estimates, based on the results of a sampling of blood tests for the week starting June 28.
Paul Hunter, professor of medicine at The Norwich School of Medicine University of East Anglia, stated that the findings are an "important contribution" to the ongoing debate over the best time to lift lockdown.
He stated that, "Although not everyone has had vaccine, many, especially younger, will still be protected from an earlier infection."
"All of this combined, my opinion is that it supports the government’s decision to open society now at start of summer holidays. Delaying this would likely lead us to a more hazardous autumn/winter peak because of waning vaccine-induced immunity prior to an anticipated booster campaign in autumn."
This comes as the Government urges people to be cautious about coronavirus even though all restrictions on England have been lifted on July 19.
England is advising people to keep their faces covered in crowds and to use the NHS Covid-19 app for checking in to places.
A new slogan will replace the Government's "hands-face, space, fresh oxygen" slogan with "Keep life moving."
A video featuring Dr Amir Khan, a TV doctor, will recommend that people follow social distancing guidance. The film depicts a young man crossing a street to let an older neighbor pass.
This campaign will warn you that double jabbing does not completely protect you against coronavirus infection, and that self-isolation is recommended.
