The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in Warrington

Figures from Public Health England for the week up to May 8 – the most recent period for which data is available – show 23 new infections were detected through lab and rapid lateral flow testing.

This is the equivalent of 11 Covid-19 cases per every 100,000 residents in the town, which is the 235th highest rate in England compared with all other local authority areas.

Comparatively, the previous seven-day period up to May 1 saw 54 infections recorded at a rate of 25.7, meaning cases have fallen by more than half in the space of a week.

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Warrington is among 182 of 315 areas of England that have seen a fall in case rates (58 per cent), with 119 seeing a rise (38 per cent) and 14 unchanged.

Here is the list in full, reading: rate of new cases in the seven days to May 8; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 8; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 1; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 1.

1. Erewash, 205.4, (237), 28.6, (33)
2. Bolton, 162.4, (467), 83.5, (240)
3. Blackburn with Darwen, 99.5, (149), 53.4, (80)
4. Bedford, 71.6, (124), 38.7, (67)
5. Selby, 68.4, (62), 69.5, (63)
6. Kirklees, 54.8, (241), 55.5, (244)
7. Sefton, 52.1, (144), 25.7, (71)
8. Barnsley, 51.8, (128), 63.2, (156)
9. Wellingborough, 51.4, (41), 43.9, (35)
10. Corby, 49.8, (36), 44.3, (32)
11. Rochdale, 48.1, (107), 35.5, (79)
12. Leeds, 47.4, (376), 45.4, (360)
13. Wakefield, 47.4, (165), 61.4, (214)
14. Doncaster, 46.8, (146), 62.8, (196)
15. Sheffield, 46.7, (273), 46.8, (274)
16. South Northamptonshire, 46.6, (44), 23.3, (22)
17. North Lincolnshire, 45.3, (78), 72.6, (125)
18. Middlesbrough, 44.7, (63), 25.5, (36)
19. Hounslow, 43.5, (118), 32.4, (88)
20. Bradford, 42.8, (231), 50.9, (275)
21. Harborough, 42.6, (40), 17.1, (16)
22. Calderdale, 42.6, (90), 35.5, (75)
23. Rugby, 39.5, (43), 31.2, (34)
24. Rotherham, 38.8, (103), 35.0, (93)
25. Manchester, 38.3, (212), 34.7, (192)
26. Watford, 38.3, (37), 24.9, (24)
27. Leicester, 38.1, (135), 39.5, (140)
28. Ealing, 37.7, (129), 36.3, (124)
29. Newcastle upon Tyne, 37.6, (114), 43.3, (131)
30. Southampton, 37.2, (94), 24.2, (61)
31. Melton, 37.1, (19), 11.7, (6)
32. Hyndburn, 37.0, (30), 132.0, (107)
33. South Holland, 36.8, (35), 51.6, (49)
34. Hillingdon, 36.2, (111), 29.0, (89)
35. Nottingham, 35.4, (118), 24.9, (83)
36. Kettering, 35.4, (36), 27.5, (28)
37. Lancaster, 34.2, (50), 30.1, (44)
38. Pendle, 33.7, (31), 19.5, (18)
39. Preston, 32.8, (47), 46.1, (66)
40. Luton, 31.9, (68), 43.2, (92)
41. Boston, 31.4, (22), 35.6, (25)
42. High Peak, 31.3, (29), 22.7, (21)
43. Salford, 31.3, (81), 36.3, (94)
44. Peterborough, 31.1, (63), 50.4, (102)
45. King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 31.0, (47), 32.4, (49)
46. Sedgemoor, 30.8, (38), 30.0, (37)
47. Lincoln, 30.2, (30), 22.2, (22)
48. West Suffolk, 30.2, (54), 26.8, (48)
49. Hull, 30.0, (78), 38.9, (101)
50. Northampton, 29.8, (67), 21.8, (49)
51. Plymouth, 29.0, (76), 15.3, (40)
52. Stockton-on-Tees, 28.9, (57), 24.8, (49)
53. Hart, 28.8, (28), 9.3, (9)
54. Chorley, 28.8, (34), 34.7, (41)
55. Trafford, 28.6, (68), 48.0, (114)
56. Stockport, 28.6, (84), 23.2, (68)
57. Harrow, 27.9, (70), 33.0, (83)
58. Wigan, 27.7, (91), 22.5, (74)
59. Coventry, 27.5, (102), 24.0, (89)
60. Gedling, 27.1, (32), 11.0, (13)
61. Brent, 26.4, (87), 25.2, (83)
62. Nuneaton and Bedworth, 26.2, (34), 43.9, (57)
63. Burnley, 25.9, (23), 28.1, (25)
64. Blackpool, 25.8, (36), 11.5, (16)
65. Oldham, 25.7, (61), 30.8, (73)
66. Tameside, 25.6, (58), 25.6, (58)
67. South Hams, 25.3, (22), 17.2, (15)
68. Westminster, 25.3, (66), 25.6, (67)
69. Uttlesford, 25.2, (23), 12.1, (11)
70. Kensington and Chelsea, 25.0, (39), 30.1, (47)
71. Stoke-on-Trent, 25.0, (64), 35.5, (91)
72. Herefordshire, 24.9, (48), 35.3, (68)
73. Hinckley and Bosworth, 24.7, (28), 15.9, (18)
74. Blaby, 24.6, (25), 23.6, (24)
75. Broxtowe, 24.6, (28), 15.8, (18)
76. East Riding of Yorkshire, 24.3, (83), 29.0, (99)
77. North Tyneside, 24.0, (50), 17.8, (37)
78. East Lindsey, 24.0, (34), 19.8, (28)
79. Newark and Sherwood, 23.7, (29), 18.8, (23)
80. Fenland, 23.6, (24), 28.5, (29)
81. Slough, 23.4, (35), 50.2, (75)
82. Rushmoor, 23.3, (22), 11.6, (11)
83. Thanet, 23.3, (33), 14.8, (21)
84. Harlow, 23.0, (20), 14.9, (13)
85. Wolverhampton, 22.8, (60), 17.5, (46)
86. West Berkshire, 22.7, (36), 26.5, (42)
87. South Norfolk, 22.7, (32), 17.0, (24)
88. Bury, 22.5, (43), 22.5, (43)
89. Three Rivers, 22.5, (21), 21.4, (20)
90. South Kesteven, 22.5, (32), 26.7, (38)
91. Staffordshire Moorlands, 22.3, (22), 18.3, (18)
92. Fylde, 22.3, (18), 6.2, (5)
93. Crawley, 22.2, (25), 14.2, (16)
94. East Northamptonshire, 22.2, (21), 19.0, (18)
95. Walsall, 22.1, (63), 24.9, (71)
96. Sandwell, 21.9, (72), 23.4, (77)
97. Darlington, 21.5, (23), 30.0, (32)
98. Breckland, 21.4, (30), 15.0, (21)
99. Ribble Valley, 21.4, (13), 11.5, (7)
100. Great Yarmouth, 21.1, (21), 10.1, (10)
101. Windsor and Maidenhead, 21.1, (32), 21.1, (32)
102. Tower Hamlets, 20.9, (68), 20.6, (67)
103. Dudley, 20.8, (67), 17.4, (56)
104. North East Derbyshire, 20.7, (21), 21.7, (22)
105. North Warwickshire, 19.9, (13), 19.9, (13)
106. Croydon, 19.9, (77), 19.1, (74)
107. Havant, 19.8, (25), 11.1, (14)
108. Reading, 19.8, (32), 25.3, (41)
109. Oxford, 19.7, (30), 35.4, (54)
110. South Derbyshire, 19.6, (21), 16.8, (18)
111. Eastleigh, 19.5, (26), 13.5, (18)
112. Greenwich, 19.4, (56), 17.4, (50)
113. Milton Keynes, 19.3, (52), 17.1, (46)
114. Mansfield, 19.2, (21), 36.6, (40)
115. Derby, 19.0, (49), 18.3, (47)
116. Spelthorne, 19.0, (19), 17.0, (17)
117. South Gloucestershire, 18.9, (54), 9.8, (28)
118. North Kesteven, 18.8, (22), 18.8, (22)
119. Wyre, 18.7, (21), 17.0, (19)
120. Dartford, 18.6, (21), 15.1, (17)
121. Richmondshire, 18.6, (10), 16.8, (9)
122. Cherwell, 18.6, (28), 15.9, (24)
123. Central Bedfordshire, 18.4, (53), 23.9, (69)
124. Rossendale, 18.2, (13), 21.0, (15)
125. Welwyn Hatfield, 17.9, (22), 15.4, (19)
126. Norwich, 17.8, (25), 22.8, (32)
127. Islington, 17.7, (43), 15.3, (37)
128. Gosport, 17.7, (15), 15.3, (13)
129. Cambridge, 17.6, (22), 26.4, (33)
130. York, 17.6, (37), 18.5, (39)
131. County Durham, 17.5, (93), 28.1, (149)
132. Dacorum, 17.4, (27), 18.1, (28)
133. Arun, 17.4, (28), 21.8, (35)
134. Redbridge, 17.4, (53), 17.4, (53)
135. Birmingham, 17.2, (196), 18.0, (206)
136. Bassetlaw, 17.0, (20), 23.8, (28)
137. Halton, 17.0, (22), 20.9, (27)
138. Bexley, 16.9, (42), 12.9, (32)
139. Kingston upon Thames, 16.9, (30), 14.1, (25)
140. Gravesham, 16.8, (18), 19.6, (21)
141. Chelmsford, 16.8, (30), 17.4, (31)
142. West Lindsey, 16.7, (16), 25.1, (24)
143. Wandsworth, 16.7, (55), 17.0, (56)
144. Swale, 16.7, (25), 12.0, (18)
145. South Tyneside, 16.6, (25), 12.6, (19)
146. Mid Suffolk, 16.4, (17), 13.5, (14)
147. Camden, 16.3, (44), 11.1, (30)
148. North East Lincolnshire, 16.3, (26), 13.8, (22)
149. Daventry, 16.3, (14), 27.9, (24)
150. South Ribble, 16.2, (18), 22.6, (25)
151. Hertsmere, 16.2, (17), 13.3, (14)
152. Brighton and Hove, 16.2, (47), 13.1, (38)
153. Redcar and Cleveland, 16.0, (22), 11.7, (16)
154. Barking and Dagenham, 16.0, (34), 20.7, (44)
155. Rushcliffe, 15.9, (19), 9.2, (11)
156. Stevenage, 15.9, (14), 19.4, (17)
157. North Somerset, 15.8, (34), 13.5, (29)
158. Oadby and Wigston, 15.8, (9), 22.8, (13)
159. Craven, 15.8, (9), 19.3, (11)
160. South Bucks, 15.7, (11), 12.8, (9)
161. Richmond upon Thames, 15.7, (31), 23.2, (46)
162. Adur, 15.6, (10), 18.7, (12)
163. Northumberland, 15.5, (50), 17.4, (56)
164. Merton, 15.5, (32), 20.3, (42)
165. Vale of White Horse, 15.4, (21), 19.9, (27)
166. Solihull, 15.3, (33), 17.1, (37)
167. Wiltshire, 15.2, (76), 16.4, (82)
168. Rutland, 15.0, (6), 27.6, (11)
169. Hartlepool, 14.9, (14), 20.3, (19)
170. Barnet, 14.9, (59), 15.2, (60)
171. Woking, 14.9, (15), 12.9, (13)
172. Swindon, 14.9, (33), 34.2, (76)
173. Wokingham, 14.6, (25), 16.4, (28)
174. Haringey, 14.5, (39), 16.0, (43)
175. East Suffolk, 14.4, (36), 20.4, (51)
176. Colchester, 14.4, (28), 12.3, (24)
177. Tendring, 14.3, (21), 13.0, (19)
178. Cheshire East, 14.3, (55), 22.1, (85)
179. Shropshire, 14.2, (46), 21.0, (68)
180. Lambeth, 14.1, (46), 15.6, (51)
181. Aylesbury Vale, 14.0, (28), 21.6, (43)
182. Chichester, 14.0, (17), 19.0, (23)
183. Knowsley, 13.9, (21), 11.9, (18)
184. Bracknell Forest, 13.9, (17), 19.6, (24)
185. Gateshead, 13.9, (28), 13.9, (28)
186. Hammersmith and Fulham, 13.5, (25), 23.8, (44)
187. Charnwood, 13.5, (25), 25.8, (48)
188. Maidstone, 13.4, (23), 14.0, (24)
189. East Staffordshire, 13.4, (16), 21.7, (26)
190. Chesterfield, 13.3, (14), 12.4, (13)
191. Stroud, 13.3, (16), 15.0, (18)
192. Liverpool, 13.3, (66), 10.0, (50)
193. Enfield, 13.2, (44), 12.9, (43)
194. Wycombe, 13.2, (23), 16.0, (28)
195. Ipswich, 13.1, (18), 23.4, (32)
196. Southend-on-Sea, 13.1, (24), 9.8, (18)
197. Hackney and City of London, 13.1, (38), 17.9, (52)
198. Portsmouth, 13.0, (28), 14.0, (30)
199. Waltham Forest, 13.0, (36), 15.9, (44)
200. Mendip, 13.0, (15), 6.1, (7)
201. Bromley, 12.9, (43), 15.9, (53)
202. Lewisham, 12.8, (39), 14.1, (43)
203. Dover, 12.7, (15), 19.5, (23)
204. Southwark, 12.5, (40), 16.6, (53)
205. Tandridge, 12.5, (11), 14.8, (13)
206. Harrogate, 12.4, (20), 19.9, (32)
207. North Norfolk, 12.4, (13), 13.4, (14)
208. Huntingdonshire, 12.4, (22), 18.5, (33)
209. Stratford-on-Avon, 12.3, (16), 13.1, (17)
210. East Hampshire, 12.3, (15), 13.9, (17)
211. St Helens, 12.2, (22), 10.0, (18)
212. South Oxfordshire, 12.0, (17), 14.8, (21)
213. Babergh, 12.0, (11), 9.8, (9)
214. Cannock Chase, 11.9, (12), 9.9, (10)
215. Redditch, 11.7, (10), 16.4, (14)
216. Stafford, 11.7, (16), 10.2, (14)
217. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 11.6, (46), 16.4, (65)
218. Newham, 11.6, (41), 19.0, (67)
219. Canterbury, 11.5, (19), 14.5, (24)
220. St Albans, 11.5, (17), 9.4, (14)
221. Epping Forest, 11.4, (15), 8.4, (11)
222. Bath and North East Somerset, 11.4, (22), 12.4, (24)
223. North Hertfordshire, 11.2, (15), 17.2, (23)
224. Surrey Heath, 11.2, (10), 10.1, (9)
225. Cheltenham, 11.2, (13), 6.9, (8)
226. Havering, 11.2, (29), 11.2, (29)
227. East Cambridgeshire, 11.1, (10), 15.6, (14)
228. Medway, 11.1, (31), 11.5, (32)
229. Waverley, 11.1, (14), 25.3, (32)
230. Scarborough, 11.0, (12), 16.6, (18)
231. Torbay, 11.0, (15), 9.5, (13)
232. Bristol, 11.0, (51), 11.4, (53)
233. Elmbridge, 11.0, (15), 22.7, (31)
234. Somerset West and Taunton, 11.0, (17), 9.0, (14)
235. Warrington, 11.0, (23), 25.7, (54)
236. Hastings, 10.8, (10), 21.6, (20)
237. Ashford, 10.8, (14), 10.8, (14)
238. Sevenoaks, 10.8, (13), 23.2, (28)
239. West Devon, 10.8, (6), 9.0, (5)
240. East Hertfordshire, 10.7, (16), 11.4, (17)
241. New Forest, 10.6, (19), 10.0, (18)
242. Tewkesbury, 10.5, (10), 6.3, (6)
243. Lichfield, 10.5, (11), 6.7, (7)
244. Barrow-in-Furness, 10.4, (7), 10.4, (7)
245. Horsham, 10.4, (15), 7.6, (11)
246. Brentwood, 10.4, (8), 5.2, (4)
247. Sutton, 10.2, (21), 18.9, (39)
248. Tunbridge Wells, 10.1, (12), 11.8, (14)
249. Reigate and Banstead, 10.1, (15), 17.5, (26)
250. Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10.0, (13), 12.4, (16)
251. Worcester, 9.9, (10), 16.8, (17)
252. Wirral, 9.9, (32), 10.8, (35)
253. Isle of Wight, 9.9, (14), 9.9, (14)
254. Tonbridge and Malling, 9.8, (13), 11.4, (15)
255. Warwick, 9.7, (14), 18.8, (27)
256. Mid Devon, 9.7, (8), 14.6, (12)
257. North West Leicestershire, 9.7, (10), 14.5, (15)
258. Cheshire West and Chester, 9.6, (33), 12.0, (41)
259. Test Valley, 9.5, (12), 21.4, (27)
260. Guildford, 9.4, (14), 21.5, (32)
261. North Devon, 9.3, (9), 14.4, (14)
262. Tamworth, 9.1, (7), 18.3, (14)
263. Ryedale, 9.0, (5), 25.3, (14)
264. Teignbridge, 8.9, (12), 11.2, (15)
265. Telford and Wrekin, 8.9, (16), 24.5, (44)
266. Hambleton, 8.7, (8), 18.6, (17)
267. Sunderland, 8.6, (24), 16.9, (47)
268. Thurrock, 8.6, (15), 14.9, (26)
269. Ashfield, 8.6, (11), 12.5, (16)
270. Basildon, 8.5, (16), 11.8, (22)
271. Chiltern, 8.3, (8), 19.8, (19)
272. Rother, 8.3, (8), 8.3, (8)
273. Mole Valley, 8.0, (7), 10.3, (9)
274. Winchester, 8.0, (10), 10.4, (13)
275. South Staffordshire, 8.0, (9), 22.2, (25)
276. Folkestone and Hythe, 8.0, (9), 9.7, (11)
277. Basingstoke and Deane, 7.9, (14), 14.7, (26)
278. Dorset, 7.9, (30), 9.0, (34)
279. Wyre Forest, 7.9, (8), 8.9, (9)
280. West Lancashire, 7.9, (9), 14.0, (16)
281. Runnymede, 7.8, (7), 12.3, (11)
282. Wychavon, 7.7, (10), 3.9, (5)
283. East Devon, 7.5, (11), 9.6, (14)
284. Epsom and Ewell, 7.4, (6), 13.6, (11)
285. Wealden, 7.4, (12), 9.9, (16)
286. Mid Sussex, 7.3, (11), 11.3, (17)
287. West Oxfordshire, 7.2, (8), 10.8, (12)
288. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 7.2, (41), 8.7, (50)
289. Gloucester, 7.0, (9), 9.3, (12)
290. Broadland, 6.9, (9), 7.6, (10)
291. Rochford, 6.9, (6), 6.9, (6)
292. Lewes, 6.8, (7), 6.8, (7)
293. Cotswold, 6.7, (6), 15.6, (14)
294. South Somerset, 6.5, (11), 12.5, (21)
295. Worthing, 6.3, (7), 14.5, (16)
296. South Cambridgeshire, 6.3, (10), 15.1, (24)
297. Broxbourne, 6.2, (6), 15.4, (15)
298. Fareham, 6.0, (7), 13.8, (16)
299. Bromsgrove, 6.0, (6), 15.0, (15)
300. Braintree, 5.9, (9), 12.5, (19)
301. Copeland, 5.9, (4), 7.3, (5)
302. Forest of Dean, 5.8, (5), 11.5, (10)
303. Eden, 5.6, (3), 3.8, (2)
304. Derbyshire Dales, 5.5, (4), 9.7, (7)
305. Carlisle, 5.5, (6), 9.2, (10)
306. Exeter, 5.3, (7), 18.3, (24)
307. Malvern Hills, 5.1, (4), 11.4, (9)
308. Eastbourne, 4.8, (5), 9.6, (10)
309. South Lakeland, 4.8, (5), 15.2, (16)
310. Amber Valley, 4.7, (6), 8.6, (11)
311. Maldon, 4.6, (3), 6.2, (4)
312. Torridge, 4.4, (3), 14.6, (10)
313. Bolsover, 3.7, (3), 18.6, (15)
314. Castle Point, 2.2, (2), 6.6, (6)
315. Allerdale, 1.0, (1), 3.1, (3)