The seven-day coronavirus infection rate in Barnet has dropped below 100 cases per 100,000 people for the first time in more than four months.

The borough recorded 333 new cases of Covid-19 in the week to February 18 – a rate of 84 per 100,000 people.

It came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a roadmap out of lockdown in England, which could see all restrictions lifted from June 21.

Barnet’s infection rate is below the UK average of 119 and is the eighteenth highest out of the London boroughs.

The last time the borough’s infection rate was below 100 cases per 100,000 people was the beginning of October last year.

In the seven days to February 18, high case numbers were seen in Colindale (23 cases), High Barnet and Hadley (19) and Mill Hill Broadway (17), according to a Government map of “middle layer super output areas” – parts of the borough with a similar population.

The areas with the lowest cases were Totteridge and Barnet Gate, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Osidge and Brent Cross and Staples Corner. All recorded fewer than three cases of Covid-19.

The latest update from Barnet Council, published on Tuesday, reveals hospital admissions now stand at 11 per day. There are around 240 people in the Royal Free Hospital with Covid-19, with around 75 on mechanical ventilation, the report adds.

The update reveals there are still a small number of outbreaks in care homes, with 11 residents and 12 staff members testing positive for the virus in the previous seven days. The Care Quality Commission reported one Covid-related death in a care home in the week to February 13.

There were 12 cases of the virus linked to schools during the previous week, with 154 students currently isolating, the update reveals.

Infection rate data is based on figures from Public Health England published on the Government’s online coronavirus dashboard. It is subject to slight variations, as the figures are continually updated.