ONLY two areas of Warrington have rates of coronavirus transmission that are higher than the average across the UK at present.

Moreover, only one community in the borough saw an increase in new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, and this was only a small rise in infections.

There were 904 Covid cases recorded in the borough in the week up to February 12, demonstrating an infection rate of 431.7 cases among every 100,000 residents.

This is lower than the UK average of 592.5 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.

  • Central Warrington – 54 (467.1 – down 9 cases)
  • Kingswood and Whittle Hall – 49 (460.8 – down 28 cases)
  • Callands and Old Hall – 47 (422.9 – down 32 cases)
  • Hood Manor and Sankey Bridges – 45 (499.8 – down 21 cases)
  • Stockton Heath and Hillcliffe – 45 (499.1 – down 16 cases)
  • Lymm – 43 (342.3 – down 54 cases)
  • Bewsey and Dallam – 41 (487.1 – down 16 cases)
  • Latchford – 41 (422.1 – down 30 cases)
  • Culcheth West and Croft – 40 (555.8 – down 26 cases)
  • Blackbrook – 40 (430.8 – down 13 cases)
  • Fairfield and Howley – 40 (337.7 – down 35 cases)
  • Winwick and Burtonwood – 38 (606 – down 15 cases)
  • Great Sankey – 38 (517.5 – down 33 cases)
  • Orford – 37 (413 – down 8 cases)
  • Grappenhall and Thelwall – 36 (462.3 – down 17 cases)
  • Oakwood and Gorse Covert – 35 (661.5 – down 2 cases)
  • Houghton Green and Fearnhead – 32 (401.3 – down 9 cases)
  • Padgate and Paddington – 32 (366.4 – down 15 cases)
  • Hulme – 30 (362.1 – up 2 cases)
  • Penketh and Cuerdley – 29 (357.1 – down 25 cases)
  • Locking Stumps – 25 (503.7 – down 12 cases)
  • Appleton Thorn, Stretton and Walton – 24 (367.6 – down 33 cases)
  • Woolston – 24 (354 – down 15 cases)
  • Appleton – 21 (372.5 – down 16 cases)
  • Culcheth East and Hollins Green – 18 (282.4 – down 15 cases)