JUST 28 people tested positive for coronavirus in Warrington in the past seven days.

The latest figures from Public Health England show a continuing fall in the number of new cases.

In the previous seven days, 50 people had tested positive.

The rate in Warrington is now 13.3 per 100,000 residents.

That is one of the lowest in the north west and across England. 

Of the 315 local areas in England, 159 (50%) have seen a rise in rates, 140 (44%) have seen a fall and 16 are unchanged.

Bolton in Greater Manchester has the highest rate, with 553 new cases in the seven days to May 9 - the equivalent of 192.3 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 84.9 in the seven days to May 2.

Erewash in Derbyshire has the second highest rate, up from 65.0 to 181.2, with 209 new cases.

Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire has the third highest, up from 54.1 to 107.6, with 161 new cases.