CORONAVIRUS continues to affect different areas of Warrington in different ways.

No less than 12 parts of the borough saw Covid infection rates rise over the past week, while one remained unchanged.

Meanwhile, the same number of areas saw cases fall, with Fairfield and Howley seeing its infection rate tumble by 27 cases over the seven-day period in question.

Callands and Old Hall recorded the largest rise, up 21 cases to 45.

Infection rates are published using Public Health England figures via an interactive map 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 August 7.

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:

  • Callands and Old Hall – 45 (403.0 – up 21 cases)
  • Penketh and Cuerdley – 38 (461.4 – up 8 cases)
  • Orford – 38 (424.6 – up 14 cases)
  • Blackbrook – 36 (387.9 – up 14 cases)
  • Central Warrington – 34 (292.6 – down 17 cases)
  • Hood Manor and Sankey Bridges – 33 (365.2 – up 16 cases)
  • Bewsey and Dallam – 32 (383.7 – down 8 cases)
  • Kingswood and Whittle Hall – 29 (282.3 – down 4 cases)
  • Lymm – 29 (228.2 – down 8 cases)
  • Houghton Green and Fearnhead – 28 (349.4 – up 11 cases)
  • Padgate and Paddington – 28 (319.9 – up 3 cases)
  • Latchford – 28 (288.7 – down 21 cases)
  • Appleton Thorn, Stretton and Walton – 27 (418.3 – no change)
  • Hulme – 26 (312.4 – down 1 case)
  • Grappenhall and Thelwall – 25 (321.3 – down 5 cases)
  • Woolston – 24 (347.2 – up 3 cases)
  • Fairfield and Howley – 24 (200.3 – down 27 cases)
  • Oakwood and Gorse Covert – 23 (433.8 – up 13 cases)
  • Great Sankey – 22 (298.2 – down 5 cases)
  • Culcheth West and Croft – 21 (287.3 – up 7 cases)
  • Stockton Heath and Hillcliffe – 20 (219.1 – down 2 cases)
  • Culcheth East and Hollins Green – 19 (294.5 – up 7 cases)
  • Appleton – 16 (284.9 – up 1 case)
  • Winwick and Burtonwood – 14 (220.7 – down 8 cases)
  • Locking Stumps – 9 (181.5 – down 6 cases)

To see the map, click here.