The majority of Lancashire counties are now in the top 50 local authority infection rates in England.
Hyndburn remains at the top of the list after 474 confirmed cases in a week, bringing his rate to 584.9.
Blackburn with Darwen is in second place with a rate of 503.0, while Rossendale completes Lancashire’s top 3 with 489.6.
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Twelve of 14 boroughs make it into the top 50, with only Fylde and West Lancashire falling under that mark.
However, each area remains above the new national average rate of 160, with only Blackburn, with Darwen, Ribble Valley, Chorley and Ribble Valley, showing a drop in case numbers from week to week.
Installment numbers in Lancashire are set to climb even higher after more than 3,000 cases were recorded and remain to be considered between June 27th and June 30th.
Of the 315 local areas in England, 302 (96%) saw rates increase, 11 (3%) decreased and two are unchanged.
The numbers for the seven days leading up to June 26 are based on tests conducted in laboratories (Pillar 1 of the government’s testing program) and in the wider community (Pillar 2).
Data for the last four days (June 27-30) have been excluded because they are incomplete and do not reflect the true number of cases. The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 population.
Infection rates in Lancashire as of Thursday 1st July
From left to right: name of the municipality; Rate of new cases in the seven days through June 26; Number (in brackets) of new cases registered in the seven days up to June 26; Rate of new cases in the seven days through June 19; Number (in brackets) of new cases registered in the seven days ended June 19.
Hyndburn, 584.9, (474), 464.0, (376)
Blackburn with Darwen, 503.0, (753), 519.1, (777)
Rossendale, 489.6, (350), 333.0, (238)
Burnley, 455.5, (405), 389.1, (346)
Ribble Valley, 371.2, (226), 408.9, (249)
South rib, 355.6, (394), 286.1, (317) ↑
Pendulum, 352.8, (325), 323.5, (298)
Preston, 341.6, (489), 299.7, (429)
Chorley, 317.2, (375), 350.2, (414)
Blackpool, 298.3, (416), 299.0, (417)
Lancaster, 263.6, (385), 126.0, (184)
Wyre, 240.9, (270), 177.5, (199)
Fylde, 225.3, (182), 157.2, (127)
West Lancashire, 197.7, (226), 129.5, (148)
———- England average: 160
The five areas with the greatest increases from week to week are:
Tamworth (from 70.4 to 382.0)
Warwick (140.5 to 349.2)
Newcastle upon Tyne (288.6 to 480.8)
Gateshead (154.9 to 345.5)
North Tyneside (251.1 to 441.0)
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