This shows the number of positive Covid-19 tests in Stoke-on-Trent by specimen date, and the recent surge in cases is clearly visible. There were 19 new cases on Saturday →the most on a single day since May 27
This is the current situation in Oldham, where the government is intervening, and you can clearly see that it's much worse than what's happening in Stoke-on-Trent (although cases do seem to have peaked there now)