WARRINGTON continues to fare better than the majority of areas of the UK in terms of suppressing coronavirus.

In total, 18 areas of the town recorded falls in Covid-19 infection rates over the past week, while one was unchanged and six saw rises.

However, three areas have case rates which are higher than the UK average of 456.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week up to February 19.

There were 722 Covid cases recorded in Warrington during this period, demonstrating an infection rate of 344.8 cases among every 100,000 residents.

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.

  • Callands and Old Hall – 50 (449.8 – up 3 cases)
  • Kingswood and Whittle Hall – 49 (460.8 – no change)
  • Central Warrington – 48 (415.2 – down 6 cases)
  • Lymm – 46 (366.2 – up 3 cases)
  • Bewsey and Dallam – 39 (463.3 – down 2 cases)
  • Blackbrook – 36 (387.8 – down 4 cases)
  • Houghton Green and Fearnhead – 34 (426.3 -up 2 cases)
  • Hulme – 33 (398.3 – up 3 cases)
  • Latchford – 33 (339.8 – down 8 cases)
  • Appleton – 29 (514.4 – up 8 cases)
  • Stockton Heath and Hillcliffe – 28 (310.5 – down 17 cases)
  • Padgate and Paddington – 27 (309.2 – down 5 cases)
  • Grappenhall and Thelwall – 25 (321 – down 11 cases)
  • Penketh and Cuerdley – 25 (307.8 – down 4 cases)
  • Winwick and Burtonwood – 24 (382.7 – down 14 cases)
  • Culcheth East and Hollins Green – 24 (376.5 – up 6 cases)
  • Fairfield and Howley – 24 (202.6 – down 16 cases)
  • Locking Stumps – 21 (423.1 – down 4 cases)
  • Culcheth West and Croft – 21 (291.8 – down 19 cases)
  • Hood Manor and Sankey Bridges – 20 (222.1 – down 25 cases)
  • Great Sankey – 19 (258.7 – down 19 cases)
  • Orford – 19 (212.1 – down 18 cases)
  • Oakwood and Gorse Covert – 18 (340.2 – down 17 cases)
  • Appleton Thorn, Stretton and Walton – 18 (275.7 – down 6 cases)
  • Woolston – 12 (177 – down 14 cases)