Yvonne Doyle, Public Health England’s Medical Director, said there had been a “worrying trend” of an increase in motor vehicle traffic.
She urged people to stay at home and stop leaving the house in their cars.
She also added that the number of hospital admissions in the Midlands was worrying.
While the reporting has been focussed on London, the pandemic’s UK hotspot, the Midlands has seen an uptick, she said.
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