People in Powys are some of the most likely in the UK to follow government restrictions and stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak, data has shown.

The users of the Evergreen Life app provided over 50,000 responses to questions about coronavirus behaviour and the national response to Government guidelines.

In Powys, it found that up until Thursday, April 2, 97.1 per cent of people were staying at home. The data also showed that 11.9 per cent of households had someone with coronavirus symptoms.

Other places in the UK where people are most likely to stay at home are: Ryedale, in North Yorkshire, at 98.2 per cent; Wandsworth and Adur each on 97.5 per cent; Richmond upon Thames on 97.1 per cent; and Preston and Wirral each on 97 per cent.

The highest number of respondents saying they were not staying at home were: 25 per cent in Middlesbrough; 18.2 per cent in North Hertfordshire; 17.9 per cent in Enfield; 17.7 per cent in Burnley; and 17.6 per cent in Richmondshire.

The data is being shared with leading universities and to help the NHS.

Data scientists from institutions including the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester are working with Evergreen Life to analyse the results gained from users of its NHS-assured app to help feed this into the national planning and coordination efforts.

Dr Ian Hall of the University of Manchester said: “Evergreen Life users are supporting a better understanding of the local experience of COVID-19 disease through sharing their data which will be incredibly useful to national and local planning. This is an exciting emerging data stream and I look forward to helping interpret the data, with colleagues in Manchester and Liverpool, as it provides situational awareness to users and policy makers alike.”

Evergreen Life CEO Stephen Critchlow says: “We’ve asked our 750,000 users to help build a heat map of those with symptoms of COVID-19 to help the NHS and researchers better understand how the virus is moving and spreading around the UK."

Users of the app, available from app stores, are being asked to report if they are self-isolating, have a dry cough or a temperature. The anonymised data is being used to create a national picture of those reporting symptoms. People will also be asked to report when they recover to enable further data analysis as the outbreak progresses. App users are also sent personalised information on national guidance, to support them, and optimise their wellbeing. The platform will also be offered to give the special advice from the NHS for users within the 1.5m people with the greatest risk of complications.