Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth will stay in Tier 3 as many parts of the country move into Tier 4

With rises in Warwickshire, especially in neighbouring Rugby, many had predicted that the county would be moved into the new tier 4 - but that has not happened today (Wednesday)

By News Reporter

Published 23rd Dec 2020, 15:25 BST

Updated 23rd Dec 2020, 15:28 BST

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today (Wednesday) that more areas of England will move into Tier 4 on Boxing Day - but Warwickshire was not named in the new list.

With rises in Warwickshire, especially in neighbouring Rugby, many had predicted that the county would be moved into the new Tier 4.

Instead, Mr Hancock said that more areas in the east and south east of England would be added to the list. They include neighbouring Oxfordshire, which will go from Tier 2 to Tier 4.

We reported earlier that the new strain of the virus was detected in Kenilworth (click here to read the story).