WILTSHIRE is likely to remain a coronavirus ‘hotspot’ at the end of the month, a model by university scientists suggests.

According to experts at Imperial College London, Wiltshire has a 90 percent chance of recording more than 200 cases per week by January 31.

Currently, the area has a 98 per cent chance of documenting more than 200 cases over seven days.

The map categorises areas as ‘hotspots’ if they have between a 75 per cent and 100 per cent chance of recording more than 50, 100, 200, 300 or 500 cases per week.

Meanwhile, Swindon's cases are likely to continue to drop in the coming weeks.

At the moment, the area has a 49 percent probability of recording more than 200 cases per week, but this is predicted to decrease to 17 percent by January 31.

The chance of Wiltshire recording more than 100 cases by February 6 is 93 percent.

In Dorset, there is currently a 72 percent chance of recording more than 200 cases per week, which could drop to 52 percent on January 31.

However, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is expected to remain a Covid 'hotspot' until the end of the month.

The map believes by January 31 the area has a 98 percent probability of recording more than 200 cases per week.

As it stands, the local authority has a 100 per cent chance of documenting more than 200 cases over seven days.

In Southampton, the city is also predicted to be a coronavirus 'hotspot', with experts believing there is an 85 per cent possibility of there being more than 200 cases per week by January 31.

However, this is a step in the right direction, because at the moment there is a 98 per cent chance of the area seeing more than 200 cases over a seven-day period.