Sharp rise in Covid cases for Wirral

According to Public Health England, in the seven days to June 4, the borough had a Covid-19 infection rate of 50.3 per 100,000 people with 163 new cases.

That has rocketed up from a rate of 18.2 per 100,000 seven days earlier, when 59 people tested positive for the virus.

The recent surge means that Wirral now has the highest rate of infection in the Liverpool City Region after long having the lowest.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 251 (80%) have seen a rise in rates, 59 (19%) have seen a fall and five are unchanged.

Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire continues to have the highest rate, with 833 new cases in the seven days to June 4 – the equivalent of 556.5 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 436.9 in the seven days to May 28.

The figures, for the seven days to June 4, are based on the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in either a lab-reported or rapid lateral flow test, by specimen date.

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

Covid case rates in full

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

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

Blackburn with Darwen, 556.5, (833), 436.9, (654)
Bolton, 320.3, (921), 381.2, (1096)
Rossendale, 310.6, (222), 316.2, (226)
Burnley, 282.3, (251), 120.3, (107)
Hyndburn, 273.9, (222), 175.2, (142)
South Ribble, 252.7, (280), 111.0, (123)
Ribble Valley, 244.7, (149), 147.8, (90)
Salford, 231.8, (600), 116.3, (301)
Manchester, 224.1, (1239), 111.4, (616)
Preston, 199.8, (286), 120.2, (172)
Bury, 199.0, (380), 115.7, (221)
Stockport, 187.1, (549), 71.6, (210)
Chorley, 157.3, (186), 93.9, (111)
Wigan, 149.4, (491), 79.7, (262)
Rochdale, 143.4, (319), 91.3, (203)
Trafford, 142.8, (339), 69.5, (165)
Bedford, 142.5, (247), 161.6, (280)
Pendle, 142.2, (131), 99.9, (92)
Cheshire East, 105.4, (405), 42.2, (162)
Blackpool, 103.3, (144), 37.3, (52)
Kirklees, 101.4, (446), 117.3, (516)
Tameside, 100.7, (228), 50.8, (115)
Leicester, 98.2, (348), 85.8, (304)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 97.5, (96), 23.4, (23)
Oldham, 96.6, (229), 70.4, (167)
Bracknell Forest, 96.3, (118), 44.9, (55)
Bradford, 95.2, (514), 54.7, (295)
Cheshire West and Chester, 93.6, (321), 24.2, (83)
Reading, 90.2, (146), 81.0, (131)
Reigate and Banstead, 90.1, (134), 73.3, (109)
Wokingham, 89.4, (153), 49.1, (84)
Luton, 85.0, (181), 71.8, (153)
Lambeth, 80.1, (261), 55.2, (180)
Leeds, 76.7, (608), 42.2, (335)
North Tyneside, 73.1, (152), 60.1, (125)
Wandsworth, 73.1, (241), 23.1, (76)
Slough, 72.2, (108), 68.2, (102)
Charnwood, 68.3, (127), 51.7, (96)
South Oxfordshire, 68.3, (97), 28.9, (41)
Fylde, 68.1, (55), 82.9, (67)
Spelthorne, 67.1, (67), 29.0, (29)
Epsom and Ewell, 67.0, (54), 39.7, (32)
Southwark, 65.6, (209), 28.2, (90)
Birmingham, 61.8, (706), 41.8, (477)
Calderdale, 61.0, (129), 49.7, (105)
Three Rivers, 60.0, (56), 37.5, (35)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 59.8, (181), 36.0, (109)
Westminster, 59.3, (155), 27.2, (71)
Wakefield, 58.3, (203), 45.9, (160)
Ealing, 58.2, (199), 43.9, (150)
Hillingdon, 57.7, (177), 48.6, (149)
Woking, 57.5, (58), 19.8, (20)
High Peak, 57.2, (53), 56.1, (52)
Central Bedfordshire, 57.2, (165), 40.9, (118)
Oxford, 56.4, (86), 26.9, (41)
Kingston upon Thames, 56.3, (100), 80.6, (143)
Tower Hamlets, 56.0, (182), 23.4, (76)
Warrington, 55.2, (116), 16.2, (34)
Cheltenham, 55.0, (64), 5.2, (6)
Gloucester, 55.0, (71), 34.8, (45)
Walsall, 54.3, (155), 28.7, (82)
Blaby, 54.2, (55), 52.2, (53)
Dartford, 54.2, (61), 33.7, (38)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 54.0, (100), 29.2, (54)
Croydon, 53.8, (208), 43.2, (167)
Elmbridge, 52.6, (72), 13.2, (18)
Kensington and Chelsea, 51.9, (81), 33.9, (53)
Redditch, 51.6, (44), 27.0, (23)
Aylesbury Vale, 51.1, (102), 22.1, (44)
Brent, 50.6, (167), 34.3, (113)
Wirral, 50.3, (163), 18.2, (59)
Telford and Wrekin, 50.0, (90), 20.6, (37)
Vale of White Horse, 49.3, (67), 27.2, (37)
Haringey, 49.1, (132), 20.1, (54)
Gateshead, 49.0, (99), 31.2, (63)
Rushmoor, 48.6, (46), 53.9, (51)
Hackney and City of London, 48.5, (141), 19.6, (57)
Merton, 48.4, (100), 34.4, (71)
Wyre, 48.2, (54), 17.8, (20)
Lancaster, 47.9, (70), 32.2, (47)
Surrey Heath, 47.0, (42), 33.6, (30)
South Tyneside, 47.0, (71), 22.5, (34)
Wycombe, 47.0, (82), 26.9, (47)
Islington, 46.6, (113), 22.3, (54)
Richmond upon Thames, 46.5, (92), 21.7, (43)
Sutton, 46.0, (95), 21.3, (44)
Bromley, 46.0, (153), 33.1, (110)
Camden, 45.6, (123), 12.6, (34)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 45.4, (59), 29.3, (38)
Milton Keynes, 45.3, (122), 34.5, (93)
Nottingham, 45.1, (150), 20.7, (69)
Tewkesbury, 44.2, (42), 10.5, (10)
Hounslow, 44.2, (120), 59.3, (161)
Oadby and Wigston, 43.8, (25), 19.3, (11)
Sefton, 43.8, (121), 17.4, (48)
Waltham Forest, 43.3, (120), 24.6, (68)
Barnsley, 42.9, (106), 29.6, (73)
Watford, 42.5, (41), 84.9, (82)
Greenwich, 42.4, (122), 35.1, (101)
Lewisham, 42.2, (129), 22.9, (70)
Mid Sussex, 41.7, (63), 11.3, (17)
Selby, 40.8, (37), 15.4, (14)
Bristol, 40.6, (188), 23.3, (108)
South Northamptonshire, 40.2, (38), 14.8, (14)
Liverpool, 40.2, (200), 16.7, (83)
West Oxfordshire, 38.9, (43), 13.6, (15)
St Helens, 38.8, (70), 18.8, (34)
South Bucks, 38.5, (27), 10.0, (7)
Sevenoaks, 38.1, (46), 16.6, (20)
Northumberland, 37.8, (122), 11.2, (36)
Sandwell, 37.8, (124), 17.7, (58)
Daventry, 37.2, (32), 11.6, (10)
Knowsley, 37.1, (56), 15.9, (24)
Melton, 37.1, (19), 31.2, (16)
East Northamptonshire, 37.0, (35), 28.6, (27)
North East Lincolnshire, 37.0, (59), 11.9, (19)
Solihull, 37.0, (80), 20.3, (44)
Newark and Sherwood, 35.9, (44), 26.1, (32)
Eden, 35.7, (19), 1.9, (1)
Sunderland, 35.6, (99), 13.7, (38)
Gedling, 34.8, (41), 19.5, (23)
Medway, 34.5, (96), 25.5, (71)
Newham, 34.3, (121), 24.1, (85)
Harborough, 34.1, (32), 18.1, (17)
Rushcliffe, 33.6, (40), 11.7, (14)
Welwyn Hatfield, 33.3, (41), 11.4, (14)
Mole Valley, 33.2, (29), 21.8, (19)
Hambleton, 32.8, (30), 10.9, (10)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 32.7, (37), 19.4, (22)
Maldon, 32.3, (21), 4.6, (3)
Doncaster, 32.1, (100), 24.4, (76)
Harrow, 31.9, (80), 29.9, (75)
Harrogate, 31.7, (51), 16.2, (26)
Canterbury, 31.4, (52), 26.0, (43)
Tamworth, 31.3, (24), 9.1, (7)
Tandridge, 30.6, (27), 18.2, (16)
West Lancashire, 30.6, (35), 17.5, (20)
South Holland, 30.5, (29), 35.8, (34)
Hart, 29.9, (29), 28.8, (28)
York, 29.4, (62), 21.4, (45)
Rugby, 29.4, (32), 14.7, (16)
Halton, 29.4, (38), 6.2, (8)
Horsham, 29.2, (42), 8.3, (12)
Middlesbrough, 29.1, (41), 29.8, (42)
Test Valley, 28.5, (36), 12.7, (16)
Crawley, 28.5, (32), 12.5, (14)
Dacorum, 28.4, (44), 14.2, (22)
Wolverhampton, 28.1, (74), 9.9, (26)
Forest of Dean, 27.7, (24), 8.1, (7)
Brighton and Hove, 27.5, (80), 19.6, (57)
Worthing, 27.1, (30), 19.9, (22)
Barnet, 27.0, (107), 13.4, (53)
East Hampshire, 27.0, (33), 6.5, (8)
Sheffield, 26.5, (155), 30.9, (181)
North Warwickshire, 26.0, (17), 15.3, (10)
Cherwell, 25.9, (39), 8.6, (13)
West Berkshire, 25.9, (41), 29.0, (46)
Hull, 25.8, (67), 23.5, (61)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 25.5, (33), 7.0, (9)
North Hertfordshire, 25.5, (34), 14.2, (19)
East Hertfordshire, 25.4, (38), 18.0, (27)
Redbridge, 24.9, (76), 15.7, (48)
Dudley, 24.9, (80), 22.7, (73)
Guildford, 24.8, (37), 12.8, (19)
Craven, 24.5, (14), 17.5, (10)
St Albans, 24.3, (36), 16.2, (24)
Rotherham, 24.1, (64), 24.1, (64)
Enfield, 24.0, (80), 14.1, (47)
Basingstoke and Deane, 23.8, (42), 10.2, (18)
Bexley, 23.8, (59), 17.7, (44)
Worcester, 23.7, (24), 38.5, (39)
Corby, 23.5, (17), 36.0, (26)
Gravesham, 23.4, (25), 15.0, (16)
Swindon, 23.0, (51), 13.5, (30)
Chiltern, 22.9, (22), 20.8, (20)
Lichfield, 22.9, (24), 12.4, (13)
Stevenage, 22.8, (20), 31.9, (28)
County Durham, 22.6, (120), 13.2, (70)
Stoke-on-Trent, 22.6, (58), 19.1, (49)
Wellingborough, 22.6, (18), 41.4, (33)
Huntingdonshire, 22.5, (40), 13.5, (24)
Cotswold, 22.3, (20), 10.0, (9)
Copeland, 22.0, (15), 13.2, (9)
Hertsmere, 21.9, (23), 24.8, (26)
Herefordshire, 21.8, (42), 9.3, (18)
Coventry, 21.5, (80), 14.3, (53)
North Lincolnshire, 21.5, (37), 14.5, (25)
Stockton-on-Tees, 21.3, (42), 12.2, (24)
Barking and Dagenham, 21.1, (45), 18.8, (40)
Northampton, 20.9, (47), 11.1, (25)
East Staffordshire, 20.9, (25), 18.4, (22)
Brentwood, 20.8, (16), 9.1, (7)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 20.5, (70), 22.0, (75)
Portsmouth, 20.5, (44), 30.7, (66)
Havering, 20.4, (53), 17.0, (44)
Ashfield, 20.3, (26), 8.6, (11)
Peterborough, 20.3, (41), 19.3, (39)
Bromsgrove, 20.0, (20), 10.0, (10)
Bassetlaw, 19.6, (23), 11.1, (13)
Broxtowe, 18.4, (21), 11.4, (13)
North West Leicestershire, 18.3, (19), 27.0, (28)
Epping Forest, 18.2, (24), 9.9, (13)
Bath and North East Somerset, 18.1, (35), 9.3, (18)
Warwick, 18.1, (26), 9.0, (13)
Southend-on-Sea, 18.0, (33), 15.3, (28)
Derbyshire Dales, 18.0, (13), 11.1, (8)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 17.7, (70), 7.3, (29)
Stratford-on-Avon, 17.7, (23), 11.5, (15)
Plymouth, 17.2, (45), 9.9, (26)
Boston, 17.1, (12), 29.9, (21)
Cannock Chase, 16.9, (17), 6.9, (7)
Winchester, 16.8, (21), 9.6, (12)
Runnymede, 16.8, (15), 15.7, (14)
North East Derbyshire, 16.8, (17), 5.9, (6)
Richmondshire, 16.8, (9), 3.7, (2)
Stroud, 16.7, (20), 5.0, (6)
Barrow-in-Furness, 16.4, (11), 8.9, (6)
Allerdale, 16.4, (16), 9.2, (9)
Cambridge, 16.0, (20), 14.4, (18)
Tunbridge Wells, 16.0, (19), 4.2, (5)
Exeter, 16.0, (21), 12.2, (16)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 15.8, (24), 15.8, (24)
Wyre Forest, 15.8, (16), 15.8, (16)
Kettering, 15.7, (16), 10.8, (11)
Scarborough, 15.6, (17), 20.2, (22)
Castle Point, 15.5, (14), 7.7, (7)
Mid Suffolk, 15.4, (16), 18.3, (19)
Uttlesford, 15.3, (14), 13.1, (12)
Broadland, 15.3, (20), 16.1, (21)
Derby, 15.2, (39), 10.5, (27)
Breckland, 15.0, (21), 28.6, (40)
Thurrock, 14.9, (26), 12.0, (21)
North Somerset, 14.9, (32), 7.4, (16)
Fenland, 14.7, (15), 8.8, (9)
West Lindsey, 14.6, (14), 23.0, (22)
Maidstone, 14.5, (25), 11.1, (19)
Wiltshire, 14.0, (70), 8.6, (43)
Adur, 14.0, (9), 6.2, (4)
South Derbyshire, 14.0, (15), 4.7, (5)
Erewash, 13.9, (16), 6.1, (7)
Rochford, 13.7, (12), 3.4, (3)
Arun, 13.7, (22), 8.1, (13)
South Gloucestershire, 13.7, (39), 12.3, (35)
Broxbourne, 13.4, (13), 14.4, (14)
Fareham, 12.9, (15), 10.3, (12)
Dover, 12.7, (15), 13.5, (16)
Rutland, 12.5, (5), 15.0, (6)
South Staffordshire, 12.5, (14), 13.3, (15)
Ashford, 12.3, (16), 6.2, (8)
Mid Devon, 12.1, (10), 7.3, (6)
Lincoln, 12.1, (12), 15.1, (15)
Eastleigh, 12.0, (16), 4.5, (6)
North Kesteven, 12.0, (14), 8.6, (10)
Waverley, 11.9, (15), 7.9, (10)
Redcar and Cleveland, 11.7, (16), 19.0, (26)
Folkestone and Hythe, 11.5, (13), 17.7, (20)
Colchester, 11.3, (22), 5.6, (11)
Isle of Wight, 11.3, (16), 16.2, (23)
West Suffolk, 11.2, (20), 5.6, (10)
Shropshire, 11.1, (36), 7.4, (24)
Southampton, 11.1, (28), 13.5, (34)
Chichester, 10.7, (13), 7.4, (9)
Chelmsford, 10.7, (19), 6.2, (11)
Tonbridge and Malling, 10.6, (14), 7.6, (10)
East Lindsey, 10.6, (15), 14.1, (20)
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 10.6, (16), 7.9, (12)
Sedgemoor, 10.6, (13), 3.2, (4)
South Kesteven, 10.5, (15), 18.3, (26)
Harlow, 10.3, (9), 9.2, (8)
Basildon, 10.1, (19), 9.6, (18)
East Cambridgeshire, 10.0, (9), 2.2, (2)
Norwich, 10.0, (14), 7.8, (11)
Braintree, 9.8, (15), 5.9, (9)
Chesterfield, 9.5, (10), 12.4, (13)
South Lakeland, 9.5, (10), 6.7, (7)
Gosport, 9.4, (8), 7.1, (6)
South Cambridgeshire, 9.4, (15), 8.8, (14)
South Norfolk, 9.2, (13), 3.5, (5)
Mansfield, 9.1, (10), 21.0, (23)
Malvern Hills, 8.9, (7), 16.5, (13)
Ipswich, 8.8, (12), 5.8, (8)
Stafford, 8.7, (12), 8.7, (12)
Dorset, 8.7, (33), 3.7, (14)
Wealden, 8.7, (14), 5.0, (8)
Rother, 8.3, (8), 7.3, (7)
Tendring, 8.2, (12), 5.5, (8)
East Suffolk, 8.0, (20), 6.0, (15)
North Norfolk, 7.6, (8), 9.5, (10)
Hastings, 7.6, (7), 11.9, (11)
Torbay, 7.3, (10), 11.0, (15)
Swale, 7.3, (11), 15.3, (23)
New Forest, 7.2, (13), 4.4, (8)
Wychavon, 7.0, (9), 14.7, (19)
South Hams, 6.9, (6), 16.1, (14)
Eastbourne, 6.7, (7), 2.9, (3)
North Devon, 6.2, (6), 4.1, (4)
Great Yarmouth, 6.0, (6), 7.0, (7)
Torridge, 5.9, (4), 11.7, (8)
Thanet, 5.6, (8), 8.5, (12)
Darlington, 5.6, (6), 9.4, (10)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 5.6, (32), 3.7, (21)
Carlisle, 5.5, (6), 8.3, (9)
Ryedale, 5.4, (3), 0.0, (0)
West Devon, 5.4, (3), 3.6, (2)
Bolsover, 5.0, (4), 3.7, (3)
East Devon, 4.8, (7), 4.8, (7)
Amber Valley, 4.7, (6), 3.9, (5)
Babergh, 4.3, (4), 3.3, (3)
Hartlepool, 4.3, (4), 10.7, (10)
Somerset West and Taunton, 3.9, (6), 5.2, (8)
Teignbridge, 3.7, (5), 8.9, (12)
South Somerset, 3.6, (6), 5.3, (9)
Havant, 3.2, (4), 15.8, (20)
Lewes, 2.9, (3), 8.7, (9)
Mendip, 2.6, (3), 7.8, (9)