A MAP created by Imperial College London predicts which parts of the UK could become coronavirus hotspots.

Academics used testing and mortality data to project the likelihood of cases in each local authority rising above 50, 100, 200, 300, or even 500 a day - or the chance of the number of new infections changing.

Swindon is forecast to have a 92 per cent chance of new Covid-19 cases rising above 50 a day on Sunday, which lowers to 75 per cent in the middle of next week and then to 60 per cent in the following week.

The borough is predicted to have a 20 per cent chance of confirmed daily cases rising to above 100 between now and March 20.

The website explains how the data is used to make these predictions: "We define an area to be a hotspot [number, eg. 50 or 100] if weekly reported cases per 100,000 population exceed [that number]. For past weeks we compare the reported cases to the threshold.

"For future weeks, we give probabilities based on our model, which assumes a situation in which no change in interventions (e.g. local lockdowns) occur. To define weeks, we use specimen dates, ie the day on which tests are taken."

To have a look at the full map, click here.