ALL but six areas of the town saw a rise in coronavirus infection rates over the past week.

The rise in new Covid-19 cases comes at a time when Warrington has been classed as an ‘enhanced support package area’.

In recent weeks, it has been revealed that the more transmissible Delta variant, which was first discovered in India, is responsible for around 92 per cent of all coronavirus cases in Warrington

Only two out of 25 areas of the town saw their number of Covid cases recorded in single figures, with 23 areas detecting 10 or above.

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This is according to an interactive map published on the Government’s online coronavirus dashboard.

At the time of writing, the map displayed the number and rate of new cases in each area of Warrington in the seven days up to June 20.

Here is the number of new cases (rate of new cases per 100,000 people and change in case numbers from the previous week) in each area of Warrington:

  • Lymm – 31 (243.9 – up 15 cases)
  • Central Warrington – 29 (249.5 – up 5 cases)
  • Kingswood and Whittle Hall – 28 (272.6 – up 11 cases)
  • Callands and Old Hall – 26 (232.9 – up 10 cases)
  • Orford – 24 (268.2 – up 2 cases)
  • Fairfield and Howley – 24 (200.3 – up 3 cases)
  • Blackbrook – 23 (247.8 – up 12 cases)
  • Padgate and Paddington – 21 (239.9 – up 5 cases)
  • Hulme – 20 (240.3 – up 3 cases)
  • Latchford – 18 (185.6 – down 5 cases)
  • Hood Manor and Sankey Bridges – 16 (177.1 – no change)
  • Oakwood and Gorse Covert – 15 (282.9 – up 2 cases)
  • Penketh and Cuerdley – 15 (182.1 – down 3 cases)
  • Woolston – 14 (202.5 – up 6 cases)
  • Culcheth West and Croft – 14 (191.5 – up 8 cases)
  • Stockton Heath and Hillcliffe – 14 (153.3 – up 8 cases)
  • Culcheth East and Hollins Green – 12 (186 – down 10 cases)
  • Appleton Thorn, Stretton and Walton – 12 (185.9 – up 4 cases)
  • Great Sankey – 12 (162.7 – up 1 case)
  • Winwick and Burtonwood – 11 (173.4 – up 4 cases)
  • Grappenhall and Thelwall – 11 (141.4 – up 9 cases)
  • Bewsey and Dallam – 11 (131.9 – up 5 cases)
  • Appleton – 10 (178.1 – down 2 cases)
  • Houghton Green and Fearnhead – 9 (112.3 – up 4 cases)
  • Locking Stumps – 5 (100.8 – no change)

To see the map, click here.