THERE has been a large drop in the number of people catching coronavirus in Warrington.
According to the latest figures from Public Health England, 775 people tested positive in the past seven days.
That compares to 1,402 in the previous seven days.
The rate of 369 cases per 100,000 people is the lowest for more than a month.
All the 315 local areas in England have seen a week-on-week fall in rates.
Middlesbrough continues to have the highest rate, with 981 new cases in the seven days to July 26 - the equivalent of 695.8 per 100,000 people.
This is down from 1,421.5 in the seven days to July 19.
Redcar & Cleveland has the second highest rate, down from 1,520.2 to 668.6, with 917 new cases.
Blackpool has the third highest rate, down from 872.0 to 606.0, with 845 new cases.
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