THE majority of areas of Warrington are continuing to suppress coronavirus, according to the latest official data.

However, four communities in the town are experiencing levels of transmission of Covid-19 that are higher than the national average.

There were 1,394 Covid cases recorded in the borough in the week up to February 5, demonstrating an infection rate of 665.7 cases among every 100,000 residents.

This is lower than the UK average of 803.1 cases per 100,000 people for this period.

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.

The areas with higher infection rates than the national average are in bold.

  • Lymm – 97 (772.1 – down 18 cases)
  • Callands and Old Hall – 79 (710.8 – down 8 cases)
  • Kingswood and Whittle Hall – 77 (724.2 – down 23 cases)
  • Fairfield and Howley – 75 (633.1 – down 15 cases)
  • Great Sankey – 71 (966.9 – down 15 cases)
  • Latchford – 71 (731 – down 19 cases)
  • Hood Manor and Sankey Bridges – 66 (733.1 – up 5 cases)
  • Culcheth West and Croft – 63 (875.4 – down 13 cases)
  • Central Warrington – 63 (545 – down 6 cases)
  • Stockton Heath and Hillcliffe – 61 (676.5 – down 11 cases)
  • Appleton Thorn, Stretton and Walton – 57 (873 – down 7 cases)
  • Bewsey and Dallam – 56 (665.2 – up 6 cases)
  • Penketh and Cuerdley – 54 (664.9 – up 3 cases)
  • Winwick and Burtonwood – 53 (845.2 – up 25 cases)
  • Grappenhall and Thelwall – 53 (680.6 – down 10 cases)
  • Blackbrook – 53 (570.9 – down 60 cases)
  • Padgate and Paddington – 48 (549.6 – down 8 cases)
  • Orford – 45 (502.3 – down 47 cases)
  • Houghton Green and Fearnhead – 41 (514.1 – down 18 cases)
  • Woolston – 39 (575.3 – down 9 cases)
  • Locking Stumps – 37 (745.5 – down 14 cases)
  • Oakwood and Gorse Covert – 37 (699.3 – down 20 cases)
  • Appleton – 37 (656.3 – up 3 cases)
  • Culcheth East and Hollins Green – 33 (517.6 – down 8 cases)
  • Hulme – 28 (338 – down 21 cases)