These are the 5 tests to assess whether an area goes up or down the Covid 19 Tiers in England.
1. The case detection rate in all age groups
2. Case detection rates in the over 60s
3. How quickly case rates are rising and falling
4. Positivity in the general population - the percentage of tests that return a positive result
5. Pressure on the NHS including current and projected capacity, bed occupancy, and staff absences.
Dan Jarvis Sheffield City Mayor has to-day said that only 1 of the 5 tests in respect of Sheffield is showing a downward trend. Matt Hancock name checked some areas that were showing significant improvement in his Downing Street briefing including the Bristol Area and Nottinghamshire. South Yorkshire wasn't mentioned so no as it stands to -day we won't be going into Tier 2 on Wednesday.