 Hello, this is my latest blog regarding the situation with COVID in South Cambridgeshire. Last week I told you that there were 8 new cases. In the last 10 days there have been 20 new cases but we are pretty sure this is an underestimate because we know that people are having difficulty in getting tested. There has been a steady increase in incidents of COVID in South Cambridgeshire since the 21st of August and we reckon that we are probably only two or three weeks behind the north east of England. Since March there have been 437 cases and we know that most infections now are occurring in people's homes so the rule of six is really important to limit the number of unnecessary contacts we have with other people. My Cabinet Member Bill Handley has taken on responsibility for health and wellbeing and for communities and he is going to be talking to all the fabulous volunteer groups who helped us so much during lockdown about how they could remobilise in the future. This situation is more complex than lockdown. We know the figures are going up but we don't know what the future holds but we do know that we are at a tipping point and how we behave now will determine what sort of winter and what sort of Christmas we have. It's in our power to make it better. So please wash your hands, wear a mask, keep your distance and abide by the rule of six.