Infection rates at universities up to seven times higher than in home cities
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Covid-19 infection rates at universities in England and Wales are up to seven times higher than in their home cities, Guardian analysis has found, amid concern that growing student outbreaks risk spilling over into local communities.
Sheffield University reported 588 student infections in the week ending 8 October, an infection rate of 2,028 per 100,000 population. This rate was about seven times higher than that for the city council.
