The areas being plunged into Tier 4 aren’t the only ones to get bad news today.
Mr Hancock also outlined areas of England moving up to higher tiers due to rising rates of infection.
The Health Secretary added: “Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, including the North Somerset council area, Swindon, the Isle of Wight, the New Forest and Northamptonshire as well as Warrington will all be escalated to Tier 3.
“And I’m afraid that Cornwall and Herefordshire have seen sharply rising rates and need to be escalated to Tier 2.”
