The decision on whether the localised lockdown in Leicester can be removed will now be made sooner.
The decision date has been brought forward to Thursday 30 July. It was originally planned to be made on Saturday 1 August.
No details have been provided by the government on why the date has been moved.
Residents in Leicester, Oadby and Wigston, where the lockdown remains in place, will be hoping the tighter restrictions will be lifted tomorrow.
The weekly infection rate in Leicester has fallen considerably and now stands at 59 cases per 100,000 people. This is nearly half the rate when the lockdown was originally introduced – 135 cases per 100,000 people.
The government has not said what the criteria will be for relaxing the lockdown, however the infection rate per 100,000 people will be a key metric guiding the decision.
The total number of confirmed cases in Leicester now stands at 4,835 as at 28 July. The city has seen 220 new cases in the latest week (18-24 July), a reduction of 74 compared to the previous week.
The total number of confirmed cases in Leicestershire now stands at 3,261 as at 28 July. The county has seen 73 new cases in the latest week (18-24 July), a reduction of 14 compared to the previous week.
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