No let up in Wirral Covid infection rate rise

In the seven days to January 4, 2,806 people tested positive for the virus in the borough, resulting in a weekly infection rate of 866 per 100,000 people.

A week earlier that new case rate was 304.9, when there were 988 newly confirmed cases.

The figures are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

Data for the most recent four days (January 5-8) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 314 have seen a rise in case rates and just one (Richmond upon Thames) has seen a fall.

The 10 areas with the biggest week-on-week rise in rates are:

1. Halton (up from 279.7 to 1,172.2)
2. Isle of Wight (255.3 to 1,132.1)
3. Knowsley (254.5 to 1,118.9)
4. Tendring (508.3 to 1,182.4)
5. Corby (263.1 to 913.9)
6. Crawley (568.5 to 1,206.3)
7. Liverpool (241.5 to 859.0)
8. Sefton (251.8 to 867.6)
9. Carlisle (539.2 to 1,134.5)
10. Rushmoor (842.5 to 1,419.7)

National weekly case rate figures in full

The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on January 8 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 4; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 4; rate of new cases in the seven days to December 28; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 28.

Barking and Dagenham, 1687.1, (3592), 1150.3, (2449)
Redbridge, 1559.2, (4759), 1166.4, (3560)
Thurrock, 1540.1, (2685), 1252.1, (2183)
Harlow, 1520.7, (1324), 1096.9, (955)
Epping Forest, 1514.9, (1995), 1239.3, (1632)
Broxbourne, 1480.3, (1440), 1151.3, (1120)
Newham, 1477.3, (5217), 1086.0, (3835)
Castle Point, 1442.9, (1304), 1207.2, (1091)
Rushmoor, 1419.7, (1343), 842.5, (797)
Havering, 1398.9, (3631), 1084.2, (2814)
Brentwood, 1369.8, (1055), 1155.5, (890)
Enfield, 1344.8, (4489), 1056.3, (3526)
Basildon, 1323.2, (2477), 1015.5, (1901)
Tower Hamlets, 1317.6, (4279), 1004.5, (3262)
Bexley, 1310.6, (3254), 1040.7, (2584)
Dartford, 1287.7, (1450), 979.5, (1103)
Gravesham, 1274.6, (1363), 945.4, (1011)
Waltham Forest, 1242.3, (3441), 922.1, (2554)
Southend-on-Sea, 1234.7, (2261), 959.5, (1757)
Crawley, 1206.3, (1356), 568.5, (639)
Hounslow, 1197.3, (3251), 847.4, (2301)
Croydon, 1185.1, (4583), 854.6, (3305)
Tendring, 1182.4, (1733), 508.3, (745)
Slough, 1172.9, (1754), 781.7, (1169)
Halton, 1172.2, (1517), 279.7, (362)
Greenwich, 1172.1, (3375), 818.9, (2358)
Medway, 1163.5, (3241), 875.6, (2439)
Sutton, 1162.1, (2398), 865.5, (1786)
Braintree, 1157.2, (1766), 911.5, (1391)
Carlisle, 1134.5, (1233), 539.2, (586)
Bromley, 1132.6, (3764), 917.1, (3048)
Isle of Wight, 1132.1, (1605), 255.3, (362)
Knowsley, 1118.9, (1688), 254.5, (384)
Chelmsford, 1106.6, (1974), 882.3, (1574)
Brent, 1100.5, (3629), 763.6, (2518)
Lewisham, 1096.0, (3352), 779.8, (2385)
Haringey, 1092.1, (2934), 891.1, (2394)
Maldon, 1087.4, (706), 763.9, (496)
Hertsmere, 1083.7, (1137), 917.9, (963)
Ealing, 1077.5, (3683), 712.7, (2436)
Hillingdon, 1076.4, (3303), 822.5, (2524)
Merton, 1068.0, (2206), 868.6, (1794)
Cherwell, 1047.8, (1577), 495.0, (745)
Rochford, 1047.3, (915), 960.3, (839)
Southwark, 1042.2, (3323), 727.7, (2320)
Barnet, 1034.7, (4096), 861.6, (3411)
Watford, 1028.2, (993), 869.8, (840)
Wolverhampton, 1024.5, (2698), 493.6, (1300)
Bedford, 1011.0, (1752), 652.1, (1130)
Milton Keynes, 1004.6, (2707), 753.7, (2031)
Colchester, 996.9, (1941), 464.3, (904)
South Bucks, 995.1, (697), 780.9, (547)
Eastbourne, 991.9, (1029), 485.8, (504)
Spelthorne, 978.5, (977), 740.2, (739)
Hackney and City of London, 973.4, (2831), 768.8, (2236)
Harrow, 972.3, (2442), 848.1, (2130)
Lambeth, 970.8, (3165), 722.6, (2356)
Hastings, 968.0, (897), 784.6, (727)
Burnley, 967.2, (860), 563.4, (501)
Luton, 942.0, (2007), 538.8, (1148)
Three Rivers, 941.9, (879), 828.3, (773)
Tandridge, 938.4, (827), 670.6, (591)
Sandwell, 933.5, (3066), 402.2, (1321)
Epsom and Ewell, 929.0, (749), 687.1, (554)
Uttlesford, 922.4, (842), 644.1, (588)
Stevenage, 917.5, (806), 595.4, (523)
Corby, 913.9, (660), 263.1, (190)
Ashford, 906.7, (1179), 722.1, (939)
Surrey Heath, 905.9, (809), 572.2, (511)
Swale, 903.5, (1356), 645.0, (968)
Welwyn Hatfield, 901.3, (1109), 586.8, (722)
Northampton, 884.6, (1987), 449.7, (1010)
Pendle, 879.4, (810), 375.6, (346)
Sefton, 867.6, (2398), 251.8, (696)
Wirral, 866.0, (2806), 304.9, (988)
Folkestone and Hythe, 864.6, (977), 631.9, (714)
Maidstone, 864.2, (1485), 715.8, (1230)
Liverpool, 859.0, (4278), 241.5, (1203)
Islington, 858.7, (2082), 651.6, (1580)
Reigate and Banstead, 853.8, (1270), 623.2, (927)
Kingston upon Thames, 851.8, (1512), 661.9, (1175)
Sevenoaks, 851.3, (1028), 660.9, (798)
Hartlepool, 838.1, (785), 545.6, (511)
Walsall, 828.8, (2366), 335.2, (957)
Wandsworth, 825.0, (2720), 700.1, (2308)
East Hertfordshire, 816.0, (1222), 589.0, (882)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 813.4, (1506), 609.8, (1129)
Bracknell Forest, 808.7, (991), 665.9, (816)
Thanet, 804.7, (1142), 486.2, (690)
Tonbridge and Malling, 792.3, (1047), 639.4, (845)
Brighton and Hove, 789.3, (2296), 410.5, (1194)
Elmbridge, 783.7, (1072), 589.2, (806)
Warrington, 782.3, (1643), 331.4, (696)
Eden, 781.2, (416), 510.8, (272)
Arun, 767.6, (1234), 441.7, (710)
Wealden, 766.7, (1238), 392.6, (634)
Woking, 764.9, (771), 591.3, (596)
St Albans, 763.9, (1134), 598.8, (889)
Lewes, 763.1, (788), 429.0, (443)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 745.2, (2946), 313.2, (1238)
Blackburn with Darwen, 744.8, (1115), 384.8, (576)
Hart, 740.7, (719), 457.4, (444)
Wycombe, 739.8, (1292), 507.9, (887)
Birmingham, 739.2, (8440), 364.4, (4161)
Dacorum, 737.3, (1141), 542.1, (839)
Adur, 734.0, (472), 359.2, (231)
Dudley, 733.2, (2358), 324.3, (1043)
Worthing, 730.8, (808), 398.8, (441)
Havant, 728.9, (920), 520.5, (657)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 727.1, (1101), 588.4, (891)
Rother, 718.2, (690), 564.1, (542)
Worcester, 716.2, (725), 225.2, (228)
Reading, 712.1, (1152), 456.2, (738)
Camden, 710.7, (1919), 568.1, (1534)
Waverley, 710.1, (897), 446.5, (564)
Southampton, 708.9, (1790), 401.9, (1015)
Runnymede, 697.8, (624), 498.7, (446)
Ipswich, 695.3, (952), 370.3, (507)
St Helens, 683.9, (1235), 212.6, (384)
Great Yarmouth, 682.5, (678), 281.9, (280)
Dover, 682.3, (806), 454.6, (537)
Aylesbury Vale, 679.9, (1356), 528.0, (1053)
Central Bedfordshire, 678.7, (1959), 507.5, (1465)
Mid Sussex, 677.4, (1023), 388.7, (587)
Hyndburn, 668.8, (542), 318.3, (258)
South Staffordshire, 664.4, (747), 359.3, (404)
Kensington and Chelsea, 656.5, (1025), 533.5, (833)
Allerdale, 652.6, (638), 245.5, (240)
Bromsgrove, 642.8, (642), 329.4, (329)
Swindon, 642.2, (1427), 325.8, (724)
East Staffordshire, 641.3, (768), 366.6, (439)
Babergh, 638.9, (588), 393.3, (362)
Cannock Chase, 637.1, (642), 337.4, (340)
Ribble Valley, 635.6, (387), 358.0, (218)
Ashfield, 634.8, (812), 325.2, (416)
Derby, 633.1, (1629), 308.2, (793)
Richmond upon Thames, 629.7, (1247), 639.3, (1266)
York, 626.3, (1319), 321.4, (677)
Canterbury, 625.2, (1034), 483.7, (800)
South Northamptonshire, 623.3, (589), 415.9, (393)
Cheshire West and Chester, 621.2, (2131), 319.8, (1097)
Daventry, 620.1, (533), 313.0, (269)
Redditch, 616.9, (526), 246.3, (210)
Mole Valley, 615.5, (537), 487.1, (425)
Portsmouth, 611.0, (1313), 505.3, (1086)
Oxford, 605.4, (923), 343.7, (524)
Broadland, 603.3, (789), 334.9, (438)
Westminster, 602.0, (1573), 504.0, (1317)
Middlesbrough, 600.1, (846), 267.4, (377)
Horsham, 596.7, (858), 336.6, (484)
Wokingham, 593.7, (1016), 468.1, (801)
Guildford, 589.9, (879), 504.0, (751)
Oadby and Wigston, 589.3, (336), 378.8, (216)
Cambridge, 584.1, (729), 347.0, (433)
Tunbridge Wells, 583.7, (693), 432.1, (513)
Wellingborough, 580.9, (463), 283.5, (226)
Barrow-in-Furness, 578.7, (388), 119.3, (80)
North Hertfordshire, 575.7, (769), 369.1, (493)
Sunderland, 575.4, (1598), 274.0, (761)
South Oxfordshire, 574.4, (816), 384.4, (546)
Huntingdonshire, 574.3, (1022), 294.4, (524)
Fareham, 568.7, (661), 363.9, (423)
Solihull, 566.6, (1226), 279.6, (605)
Amber Valley, 560.3, (718), 373.0, (478)
Coventry, 557.2, (2070), 278.9, (1036)
Leicester, 552.5, (1957), 315.1, (1116)
South Tyneside, 551.7, (833), 282.8, (427)
Breckland, 551.6, (772), 278.6, (390)
Chichester, 549.8, (666), 236.1, (286)
Eastleigh, 548.0, (732), 289.0, (386)
Richmondshire, 545.3, (293), 268.0, (144)
Gloucester, 542.9, (701), 346.9, (448)
County Durham, 535.6, (2839), 293.5, (1556)
Test Valley, 533.4, (673), 275.8, (348)
Norwich, 530.0, (745), 351.4, (494)
East Cambridgeshire, 524.3, (471), 288.3, (259)
West Lancashire, 524.0, (599), 253.7, (290)
Stafford, 523.0, (718), 245.5, (337)
Rugby, 521.4, (568), 317.6, (346)
Chiltern, 520.2, (499), 452.4, (434)
Peterborough, 520.1, (1052), 384.2, (777)
Craven, 516.3, (295), 182.0, (104)
South Cambridgeshire, 507.9, (808), 316.2, (503)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 506.6, (658), 321.8, (418)
Telford and Wrekin, 506.5, (911), 165.1, (297)
Gedling, 506.4, (597), 273.1, (322)
Fenland, 502.7, (512), 225.8, (230)
Tamworth, 499.4, (383), 209.9, (161)
West Suffolk, 499.3, (894), 275.3, (493)
Sedgemoor, 498.5, (614), 347.5, (428)
Lichfield, 496.4, (520), 293.1, (307)
Copeland, 495.7, (338), 114.4, (78)
Mansfield, 494.9, (541), 287.2, (314)
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 494.1, (748), 308.5, (467)
Cheshire East, 492.3, (1891), 278.5, (1070)
North Warwickshire, 485.7, (317), 220.6, (144)
Rossendale, 485.4, (347), 254.6, (182)
Wyre Forest, 484.7, (491), 234.0, (237)
West Oxfordshire, 482.6, (534), 252.2, (279)
Vale of White Horse, 479.4, (652), 300.7, (409)
Gosport, 478.6, (406), 245.2, (208)
Darlington, 478.5, (511), 272.5, (291)
Wigan, 478.3, (1572), 215.7, (709)
Forest of Dean, 477.0, (414), 228.1, (198)
Stockton-on-Tees, 476.3, (940), 261.0, (515)
East Hampshire, 475.0, (581), 313.1, (383)
Winchester, 474.1, (592), 337.2, (421)
Mid Suffolk, 473.6, (492), 238.7, (248)
Gateshead, 473.1, (956), 286.1, (578)
Blaby, 471.8, (479), 269.9, (274)
South Norfolk, 471.3, (664), 368.4, (519)
South Derbyshire, 470.8, (505), 267.6, (287)
Trafford, 468.5, (1112), 268.8, (638)
Bolsover, 468.0, (377), 254.5, (205)
Kettering, 467.7, (476), 257.4, (262)
Bristol, 467.7, (2167), 219.7, (1018)
Harrogate, 464.5, (747), 162.3, (261)
South Gloucestershire, 462.7, (1319), 223.8, (638)
Hambleton, 459.6, (421), 312.2, (286)
Somerset West and Taunton, 457.7, (710), 302.4, (469)
Basingstoke and Deane, 455.9, (805), 309.2, (546)
Wychavon, 455.8, (590), 231.0, (299)
Harborough, 454.1, (426), 285.7, (268)
Nottingham, 450.9, (1501), 251.7, (838)
Selby, 450.2, (408), 229.5, (208)
East Suffolk, 450.2, (1123), 237.3, (592)
South Kesteven, 447.3, (637), 333.5, (475)
Redcar and Cleveland, 441.9, (606), 164.1, (225)
Stoke-on-Trent, 437.6, (1122), 223.5, (573)
Warwick, 432.0, (621), 221.2, (318)
Lancaster, 428.7, (626), 256.8, (375)
Bury, 426.7, (815), 272.3, (520)
Wyre, 426.4, (478), 181.1, (203)
Erewash, 425.6, (491), 192.4, (222)
Stockport, 424.3, (1245), 240.9, (707)
Manchester, 422.4, (2335), 209.6, (1159)
South Ribble, 421.5, (467), 176.9, (196)
West Berkshire, 418.4, (663), 339.5, (538)
Shropshire, 417.2, (1348), 150.1, (485)
New Forest, 412.6, (743), 210.5, (379)
North West Leicestershire, 412.1, (427), 227.8, (236)
North Norfolk, 412.1, (432), 259.5, (272)
Salford, 403.0, (1043), 195.1, (505)
Lincoln, 402.8, (400), 305.1, (303)
Rochdale, 400.2, (890), 228.9, (509)
Preston, 399.6, (572), 207.5, (297)
Rushcliffe, 396.9, (473), 228.2, (272)
East Northamptonshire, 386.1, (365), 249.7, (236)
Northumberland, 384.6, (1240), 243.5, (785)
Broxtowe, 384.1, (438), 220.1, (251)
Scarborough, 383.4, (417), 246.4, (268)
North East Derbyshire, 381.4, (387), 216.8, (220)
North Somerset, 377.1, (811), 261.3, (562)
Stratford-on-Avon, 371.3, (483), 182.2, (237)
Oldham, 371.1, (880), 199.1, (472)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 369.3, (478), 211.7, (274)
Newark and Sherwood, 367.6, (450), 215.6, (264)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 367.4, (2101), 176.6, (1010)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 365.0, (413), 206.8, (234)
Tameside, 363.4, (823), 195.1, (442)
Herefordshire, 360.5, (695), 208.5, (402)
Chesterfield, 357.5, (375), 169.7, (178)
Bath and North East Somerset, 356.0, (688), 184.7, (357)
Wiltshire, 354.4, (1772), 191.4, (957)
Leeds, 354.0, (2808), 203.2, (1612)
Doncaster, 354.0, (1104), 240.8, (751)
Tewkesbury, 350.5, (333), 194.7, (185)
Chorley, 349.4, (413), 264.8, (313)
Dorset, 347.7, (1316), 161.7, (612)
Bolton, 343.9, (989), 179.1, (515)
Charnwood, 343.3, (638), 202.3, (376)
Hull, 341.8, (888), 236.7, (615)
South Lakeland, 335.9, (353), 178.9, (188)
Ryedale, 332.2, (184), 207.7, (115)
High Peak, 325.9, (302), 146.8, (136)
Rotherham, 325.5, (864), 202.7, (538)
North Kesteven, 322.5, (377), 256.6, (300)
Melton, 320.3, (164), 265.6, (136)
Blackpool, 319.8, (446), 200.1, (279)
Calderdale, 316.9, (670), 176.4, (373)
Cheltenham, 316.4, (368), 153.9, (179)
Bassetlaw, 315.0, (370), 234.1, (275)
Malvern Hills, 313.9, (247), 143.6, (113)
Fylde, 309.5, (250), 164.6, (133)
Kirklees, 305.6, (1344), 169.6, (746)
Boston, 300.7, (211), 235.1, (165)
Cotswold, 300.5, (270), 215.9, (194)
Wakefield, 300.0, (1045), 197.8, (689)
South Holland, 294.7, (280), 215.7, (205)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 293.6, (289), 220.5, (217)
Sheffield, 290.0, (1696), 178.5, (1044)
Barnsley, 288.0, (711), 227.7, (562)
Rutland, 285.5, (114), 185.3, (74)
Bradford, 283.5, (1530), 180.6, (975)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 280.7, (850), 148.6, (450)
North Tyneside, 280.4, (583), 189.0, (393)
South Somerset, 279.8, (471), 198.4, (334)
Exeter, 274.7, (361), 146.9, (193)
Mendip, 273.4, (316), 207.6, (240)
Mid Devon, 269.7, (222), 142.1, (117)
Stroud, 263.4, (316), 195.9, (235)
West Lindsey, 261.3, (250), 240.4, (230)
Derbyshire Dales, 255.8, (185), 152.1, (110)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 241.5, (824), 184.7, (630)
North Lincolnshire, 234.5, (404), 167.2, (288)
Plymouth, 228.5, (599), 218.6, (573)
East Devon, 220.1, (322), 129.9, (190)
East Lindsey, 206.7, (293), 123.5, (175)
South Hams, 204.6, (178), 128.7, (112)
Teignbridge, 199.0, (267), 128.9, (173)
North East Lincolnshire, 190.5, (304), 103.4, (165)
Torbay, 182.7, (249), 82.9, (113)
West Devon, 147.0, (82), 138.0, (77)
North Devon, 145.1, (141), 111.2, (108)
Torridge, 123.0, (84), 96.7, (66)