Government maps have revealed a further drop in the number of new coronavirus cases in Swindon.

Broadgreen and the Railway Village was the worst-affected area in the whole of the south west last month, with more than 34 new cases every week.

But maps published by the government showed that figure had fallen to just four new cases between September 11 and 17, the latest week for which data is available.

Every other neighbourhood in the town had less than two covid cases.

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The government's coronavirus heat map for September 11 - 17 Picture: GOV.UK

By contrast, an area of Devizes was revealed to have six new diagnoses of the virus.

Plymouth neighbourhood Kingsand, Antony and Maryfield appeared to have the highest number of new cases in the south west with 28.

It comes as the government prepared to impose new restrictions to tackle a rising number of coronavirus diagnoses nationally.