THE number of coronavirus cases detected in Warrington more than doubled within the space of a week, new figures have revealed.

In the seven days up to May 29, which is the most recent period for which Public Health England figures are available, 41 Covid-19 cases were identified through lab or rapid lateral flow testing.

This demonstrates an infection rate of 19.5 cases per every 100,000 residents in the town, which is the 138th highest in England among all local authority areas.

The previous week up to May 22 saw 18 cases recorded at a rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people.

Warrington was among 213 of 315 areas of England that saw a rise in case rates (68 per cent), while 92 have seen a fall (29 per cent) and 10 are unchanged.

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Here is the list in full, reading: rate of new cases in the seven days to May 29; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 29; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 22; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 22.

  1. Blackburn with Darwen, 436.2, (653), 314.0, (470)
  2. Bolton, 371.8, (1069), 450.7, (1296)
  3. Rossendale, 312.0, (223), 138.5, (99)
  4. Hyndburn, 196.2, (159), 80.2, (65)
  5. Bedford, 157.5, (273), 202.0, (350)
  6. Ribble Valley, 151.1, (92), 29.6, (18)
  7. Preston, 134.8, (193), 57.3, (82)
  8. Burnley, 126.0, (112), 85.5, (76)
  9. Manchester, 125.3, (693), 66.4, (367)
  10. Salford, 123.2, (319), 41.3, (107)
  11. Bury, 123.0, (235), 65.4, (125)
  12. Kirklees, 117.1, (515), 108.5, (477)
  13. South Ribble, 112.8, (125), 31.6, (35)
  14. Pendle, 101.0, (93), 48.9, (45)
  15. Chorley, 95.6, (113), 55.0, (65)
  16. Rochdale, 93.1, (207), 52.2, (116)
  17. Fylde, 86.7, (70), 22.3, (18)
  18. Wigan, 85.5, (281), 46.9, (154)
  19. Reading, 82.2, (133), 45.1, (73)
  20. Reigate and Banstead, 81.3, (121), 30.3, (45)
  21. Watford, 80.8, (78), 38.3, (37)
  22. Kingston upon Thames, 80.6, (143), 39.4, (70)
  23. Leicester, 80.2, (284), 63.2, (224)
  24. Stockport, 80.1, (235), 20.8, (61)
  25. Luton, 77.4, (165), 45.5, (97)
  26. Oldham, 75.5, (179), 33.3, (79)
  27. Trafford, 73.3, (174), 53.5, (127)
  28. Slough, 65.5, (98), 33.4, (50)
  29. North Tyneside, 64.0, (133), 56.3, (117)
  30. Tameside, 57.8, (131), 23.4, (53)
  31. Charnwood, 57.0, (106), 16.1, (30)
  32. Blaby, 56.1, (57), 14.8, (15)
  33. Rushmoor, 56.0, (53), 25.4, (24)
  34. High Peak, 55.0, (51), 36.7, (34)
  35. Hounslow, 54.5, (148), 53.0, (144)
  36. Lambeth, 54.0, (176), 45.7, (149)
  37. Bracknell Forest, 53.0, (65), 8.2, (10)
  38. Wokingham, 52.6, (90), 32.7, (56)
  39. Bradford, 51.7, (279), 57.6, (311)
  40. Cheshire East, 49.7, (191), 15.1, (58)
  41. Calderdale, 48.2, (102), 52.0, (110)
  42. Wakefield, 48.2, (168), 37.0, (129)
  43. Epsom and Ewell, 47.1, (38), 12.4, (10)
  44. Croydon, 46.5, (180), 38.5, (149)
  45. Three Rivers, 45.0, (42), 22.5, (21)
  46. Hillingdon, 45.0, (138), 53.1, (163)
  47. Ealing, 44.8, (153), 45.6, (156)
  48. Leeds, 44.6, (354), 38.8, (308)
  49. Wellingborough, 43.9, (35), 40.1, (32)
  50. Blackpool, 43.0, (60), 18.6, (26)
  51. Birmingham, 43.0, (491), 24.4, (279)
  52. Central Bedfordshire, 42.3, (122), 38.1, (110)
  53. Newcastle upon Tyne, 40.3, (122), 45.2, (137)
  54. Worcester, 39.5, (40), 51.4, (52)
  55. Merton, 38.2, (79), 12.6, (26)
  56. Gateshead, 37.6, (76), 14.8, (30)
  57. Corby, 37.4, (27), 20.8, (15)
  58. Bromley, 37.0, (123), 23.5, (78)
  59. Surrey Heath, 37.0, (33), 6.7, (6)
  60. Milton Keynes, 36.7, (99), 22.3, (60)
  61. Greenwich, 36.5, (105), 27.1, (78)
  62. Dartford, 36.4, (41), 14.2, (16)
  63. South Oxfordshire, 35.2, (50), 4.9, (7)
  64. Brent, 35.2, (116), 25.2, (83)
  65. Walsall, 35.0, (100), 19.6, (56)
  66. Lancaster, 34.9, (51), 19.9, (29)
  67. South Holland, 34.7, (33), 32.6, (31)
  68. Spelthorne, 33.1, (33), 16.0, (16)
  69. Harrow, 33.0, (83), 21.5, (54)
  70. Stevenage, 33.0, (29), 17.1, (15)
  71. Staffordshire Moorlands, 32.5, (32), 8.1, (8)
  72. Hart, 31.9, (31), 16.5, (16)
  73. Kensington and Chelsea, 31.4, (49), 21.1, (33)
  74. Melton, 31.2, (16), 15.6, (8)
  75. Cheshire West and Chester, 31.2, (107), 5.0, (17)
  76. Oxford, 30.8, (47), 8.5, (13)
  77. East Northamptonshire, 30.7, (29), 23.3, (22)
  78. Westminster, 29.8, (78), 19.1, (50)
  79. Mole Valley, 29.8, (26), 4.6, (4)
  80. Wycombe, 29.8, (52), 12.6, (22)
  81. Gloucester, 29.4, (38), 25.6, (33)
  82. Redditch, 29.3, (25), 15.2, (13)
  83. South Tyneside, 29.1, (44), 12.6, (19)
  84. West Berkshire, 29.0, (46), 30.3, (48)
  85. Portsmouth, 28.8, (62), 32.1, (69)
  86. Barnsley, 28.8, (71), 30.4, (75)
  87. Vale of White Horse, 28.7, (39), 5.1, (7)
  88. Hammersmith and Fulham, 28.6, (53), 22.7, (42)
  89. Newark and Sherwood, 28.6, (35), 27.8, (34)
  90. Southwark, 28.5, (91), 10.0, (32)
  91. Nuneaton and Bedworth, 28.5, (37), 17.7, (23)
  92. Sheffield, 27.4, (160), 34.0, (199)
  93. Boston, 27.1, (19), 47.0, (33)
  94. North West Leicestershire, 27.0, (28), 24.1, (25)
  95. Wandsworth, 27.0, (89), 17.0, (56)
  96. Waltham Forest, 26.7, (74), 15.2, (42)
  97. Breckland, 26.4, (37), 20.0, (28)
  98. Rotherham, 26.4, (70), 22.6, (60)
  99. Sutton, 26.2, (54), 13.6, (28)
  100. Dudley, 25.8, (83), 19.0, (61)
  101. Lewisham, 25.5, (78), 11.8, (36)
  102. Newham, 25.5, (90), 18.4, (65)
  103. Medway, 25.1, (70), 10.4, (29)
  104. Wyre, 25.0, (28), 9.8, (11)
  105. Canterbury, 24.8, (41), 35.1, (58)
  106. Hinckley and Bosworth, 24.7, (28), 10.6, (12)
  107. York, 24.7, (52), 14.7, (31)
  108. Haringey, 24.2, (65), 17.1, (46)
  109. Bristol, 24.2, (112), 18.3, (85)
  110. Middlesbrough, 24.1, (34), 27.0, (38)
  111. Scarborough, 23.9, (26), 9.2, (10)
  112. Woking, 23.8, (24), 14.9, (15)
  113. Aylesbury Vale, 23.6, (47), 15.5, (31)
  114. Wirral, 23.5, (76), 5.6, (18)
  115. Nottingham, 23.4, (78), 20.4, (68)
  116. Hull, 23.1, (60), 15.8, (41)
  117. Tower Hamlets, 23.1, (75), 12.0, (39)
  118. Tandridge, 22.7, (20), 11.3, (10)
  119. Solihull, 22.6, (49), 10.2, (22)
  120. Worthing, 22.6, (25), 0.0, (0)
  121. East Riding of Yorkshire, 22.0, (75), 20.2, (69)
  122. Islington, 21.9, (53), 11.1, (27)
  123. Telford and Wrekin, 21.7, (39), 10.0, (18)
  124. Doncaster, 21.5, (67), 36.6, (114)
  125. Richmond upon Thames, 21.2, (42), 13.1, (26)
  126. Barking and Dagenham, 21.1, (45), 9.9, (21)
  127. Oadby and Wigston, 21.0, (12), 12.3, (7)
  128. Bexley, 20.9, (52), 16.9, (42)
  129. West Lindsey, 20.9, (20), 11.5, (11)
  130. Chiltern, 20.8, (20), 11.5, (11)
  131. Sevenoaks, 20.7, (25), 13.3, (16)
  132. Stoke-on-Trent, 20.7, (53), 19.5, (50)
  133. Brighton and Hove, 20.3, (59), 10.7, (31)
  134. East Staffordshire, 20.0, (24), 10.0, (12)
  135. Hertsmere, 20.0, (21), 21.0, (22)
  136. St. Helens, 19.9, (36), 8.9, (16)
  137. Sandwell, 19.8, (65), 19.8, (65)
  138. Warrington, 19.5, (41), 8.6, (18)
  139. Liverpool, 19.5, (97), 8.2, (41)
  140. Mansfield, 19.2, (21), 14.6, (16)
  141. Gedling, 18.7, (22), 31.4, (37)
  142. Folkestone and Hythe, 18.6, (21), 3.5, (4)
  143. Hackney and City of London, 18.6, (54), 13.8, (40)
  144. West Lancashire, 18.4, (21), 15.7, (18)
  145. Isle of Wight, 18.3, (26), 3.5, (5)
  146. Test Valley, 18.2, (23), 3.2, (4)
  147. Harborough, 18.1, (17), 10.7, (10)
  148. Sefton, 17.7, (49), 17.7, (49)
  149. Redbridge, 17.7, (54), 19.7, (60)
  150. Rutland, 17.5, (7), 7.5, (3)
  151. Redcar and Cleveland, 17.5, (24), 10.2, (14)
  152. East Hertfordshire, 17.4, (26), 7.3, (11)
  153. Mid Suffolk, 17.3, (18), 18.3, (19)
  154. Knowsley, 17.2, (26), 8.0, (12)
  155. South Northamptonshire, 16.9, (16), 12.7, (12)
  156. Broadland, 16.8, (22), 9.9, (13)
  157. Peterborough, 16.8, (34), 27.7, (56)
  158. Harrogate, 16.8, (27), 10.6, (17)
  159. Wyre Forest, 16.8, (17), 7.9, (8)
  160. Huntingdonshire, 16.3, (29), 3.4, (6)
  161. Elmbridge, 16.1, (22), 5.1, (7)
  162. Swale, 16.0, (24), 8.0, (12)
  163. Windsor and Maidenhead, 15.8, (24), 11.9, (18)
  164. Tewkesbury, 15.8, (15), 3.2, (3)
  165. Craven, 15.8, (9), 14.0, (8)
  166. North Hertfordshire, 15.7, (21), 8.2, (11)
  167. Rugby, 15.6, (17), 16.5, (18)
  168. Havering, 15.4, (40), 11.2, (29)
  169. North Warwickshire, 15.3, (10), 10.7, (7)
  170. Swindon, 15.3, (34), 16.7, (37)
  171. Cambridge, 15.2, (19), 6.4, (8)
  172. Coventry, 15.1, (56), 13.5, (50)
  173. Gravesham, 15.0, (16), 7.5, (8)
  174. South Kesteven, 14.7, (21), 22.5, (32)
  175. Stockton-on-Tees, 14.7, (29), 15.2, (30)
  176. Copeland, 14.7, (10), 7.3, (5)
  177. Welwyn Hatfield, 14.6, (18), 18.7, (23)
  178. Runnymede, 14.5, (13), 3.4, (3)
  179. West Oxfordshire, 14.5, (16), 9.9, (11)
  180. South Bucks, 14.3, (10), 21.4, (15)
  181. Havant, 14.3, (18), 8.7, (11)
  182. Uttlesford, 14.2, (13), 15.3, (14)
  183. Southend-on-Sea, 14.2, (26), 10.4, (19)
  184. East Lindsey, 14.1, (20), 15.5, (22)
  185. Enfield, 14.1, (47), 17.1, (57)
  186. Malvern Hills, 14.0, (11), 21.6, (17)
  187. North Lincolnshire, 13.9, (24), 25.5, (44)
  188. South Hams, 13.8, (12), 26.4, (23)
  189. County Durham, 13.6, (72), 10.6, (56)
  190. Dover, 13.5, (16), 5.9, (7)
  191. St Albans, 13.5, (20), 20.2, (30)
  192. Guildford, 13.4, (20), 6.0, (9)
  193. Barnet, 13.4, (53), 10.6, (42)
  194. Lichfield, 13.4, (14), 12.4, (13)
  195. Broxbourne, 13.4, (13), 17.5, (17)
  196. Camden, 13.3, (36), 7.8, (21)
  197. Sunderland, 13.3, (37), 14.4, (40)
  198. Mid Sussex, 13.2, (20), 1.3, (2)
  199. Selby, 13.2, (12), 38.6, (35)
  200. North East Lincolnshire, 13.2, (21), 11.9, (19)
  201. Hambleton, 13.1, (12), 5.5, (5)
  202. Lincoln, 13.1, (13), 18.1, (18)
  203. Northumberland, 13.0, (42), 7.8, (25)
  204. Daventry, 12.8, (11), 10.5, (9)
  205. South Gloucestershire, 12.6, (36), 10.9, (31)
  206. Crawley, 12.5, (14), 9.8, (11)
  207. Derbyshire Dales, 12.4, (9), 6.9, (5)
  208. Stratford-on-Avon, 12.3, (16), 11.5, (15)
  209. Southampton, 12.3, (31), 17.4, (44)
  210. Thurrock, 12.0, (21), 9.8, (17)
  211. Bassetlaw, 11.9, (14), 15.3, (18)
  212. Hastings, 11.9, (11), 6.5, (6)
  213. Torridge, 11.7, (8), 2.9, (2)
  214. Brentwood, 11.7, (9), 7.8, (6)
  215. Wychavon, 11.6, (15), 12.4, (16)
  216. South Staffordshire, 11.6, (13), 8.9, (10)
  217. Chesterfield, 11.4, (12), 9.5, (10)
  218. Wolverhampton, 11.4, (30), 12.5, (33)
  219. Basingstoke and Deane, 11.3, (20), 6.8, (12)
  220. Northampton, 11.1, (25), 13.8, (31)
  221. Torbay, 11.0, (15), 4.4, (6)
  222. Dacorum, 11.0, (17), 16.2, (25)
  223. Cannock Chase, 10.9, (11), 9.9, (10)
  224. Derby, 10.9, (28), 10.5, (27)
  225. Exeter, 10.7, (14), 9.9, (13)
  226. Broxtowe, 10.5, (12), 26.3, (30)
  227. Barrow-in-Furness, 10.4, (7), 11.9, (8)
  228. Horsham, 10.4, (15), 6.3, (9)
  229. Tamworth, 10.4, (8), 9.1, (7)
  230. Allerdale, 10.2, (10), 4.1, (4)
  231. Basildon, 10.1, (19), 6.4, (12)
  232. Bromsgrove, 10.0, (10), 5.0, (5)
  233. Maidstone, 9.9, (17), 11.1, (19)
  234. Winchester, 9.6, (12), 4.0, (5)
  235. Hartlepool, 9.6, (9), 7.5, (7)
  236. Fareham, 9.5, (11), 9.5, (11)
  237. South Cambridgeshire, 9.4, (15), 2.5, (4)
  238. Ashfield, 9.4, (12), 18.0, (23)
  239. Bath and North East Somerset, 9.3, (18), 9.8, (19)
  240. Rushcliffe, 9.2, (11), 19.3, (23)
  241. Harlow, 9.2, (8), 10.3, (9)
  242. Plymouth, 9.2, (24), 8.8, (23)
  243. Chichester, 9.1, (11), 7.4, (9)
  244. Warwick, 9.0, (13), 4.2, (6)
  245. Wiltshire, 9.0, (45), 5.6, (28)
  246. Teignbridge, 8.9, (12), 9.7, (13)
  247. Kettering, 8.8, (9), 25.5, (26)
  248. Lewes, 8.7, (9), 7.7, (8)
  249. Arun, 8.7, (14), 4.4, (7)
  250. Cherwell, 8.6, (13), 10.0, (15)
  251. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 8.6, (34), 7.3, (29)
  252. King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 8.6, (13), 13.2, (20)
  253. North Norfolk, 8.6, (9), 6.7, (7)
  254. North Kesteven, 8.6, (10), 9.4, (11)
  255. Newcastle-under-Lyme, 8.5, (11), 4.6, (6)
  256. Thanet, 8.5, (12), 9.2, (13)
  257. Darlington, 8.4, (9), 10.3, (11)
  258. Epping Forest, 8.4, (11), 9.1, (12)
  259. Rother, 8.3, (8), 4.2, (4)
  260. Carlisle, 8.3, (9), 5.5, (6)
  261. Great Yarmouth, 8.1, (8), 5.0, (5)
  262. Stafford, 8.0, (11), 7.3, (10)
  263. Fenland, 7.9, (8), 7.9, (8)
  264. Herefordshire, 7.8, (15), 13.5, (26)
  265. Castle Point, 7.7, (7), 5.5, (5)
  266. North Somerset, 7.4, (16), 9.3, (20)
  267. Shropshire, 7.4, (24), 6.5, (21)
  268. Ipswich, 7.3, (10), 6.6, (9)
  269. Mid Devon, 7.3, (6), 6.1, (5)
  270. Waverley, 7.1, (9), 8.7, (11)
  271. Norwich, 7.1, (10), 19.9, (28)
  272. Gosport, 7.1, (6), 10.6, (9)
  273. Halton, 7.0, (9), 7.0, (9)
  274. Erewash, 6.9, (8), 25.1, (29)
  275. Forest of Dean, 6.9, (6), 6.9, (6)
  276. Cheltenham, 6.9, (8), 2.6, (3)
  277. Tonbridge and Malling, 6.8, (9), 9.1, (12)
  278. Tunbridge Wells, 6.7, (8), 5.9, (7)
  279. Cotswold, 6.7, (6), 11.1, (10)
  280. Stroud, 6.7, (8), 8.3, (10)
  281. East Hampshire, 6.5, (8), 9.8, (12)
  282. Adur, 6.2, (4), 7.8, (5)
  283. Colchester, 6.2, (12), 4.1, (8)
  284. Maldon, 6.2, (4), 4.6, (3)
  285. Ashford, 6.2, (8), 13.1, (17)
  286. North East Derbyshire, 5.9, (6), 8.9, (9)
  287. South Lakeland, 5.7, (6), 14.3, (15)
  288. East Suffolk, 5.6, (14), 2.4, (6)
  289. Chelmsford, 5.6, (10), 9.0, (16)
  290. Tendring, 5.5, (8), 3.4, (5)
  291. South Somerset, 5.3, (9), 3.0, (5)
  292. Braintree, 5.2, (8), 3.9, (6)
  293. West Suffolk, 5.0, (9), 15.1, (27)
  294. Bolsover, 5.0, (4), 7.4, (6)
  295. Wealden, 5.0, (8), 5.0, (8)
  296. Eastbourne, 4.8, (5), 5.8, (6)
  297. East Devon, 4.8, (7), 2.7, (4)
  298. Amber Valley, 4.7, (6), 4.7, (6)
  299. South Derbyshire, 4.7, (5), 6.5, (7)
  300. Rochford, 4.6, (4), 5.7, (5)
  301. Somerset West and Taunton, 4.5, (7), 7.1, (11)
  302. Eastleigh, 4.5, (6), 5.2, (7)
  303. North Devon, 4.1, (4), 15.4, (15)
  304. New Forest, 3.9, (7), 5.6, (10)
  305. Richmondshire, 3.7, (2), 7.4, (4)
  306. Dorset, 3.7, (14), 5.0, (19)
  307. West Devon, 3.6, (2), 5.4, (3)
  308. South Norfolk, 3.5, (5), 6.4, (9)
  309. Mendip, 3.5, (4), 5.2, (6)
  310. Sedgemoor, 3.2, (4), 11.4, (14)
  311. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 3.0, (17), 5.9, (34)
  312. East Cambridgeshire, 2.2, (2), 4.5, (4)
  313. Babergh, 2.2, (2), 7.6, (7)
  314. Eden, 1.9, (1), 1.9, (1)
  315. Ryedale, 0.0, (0), 0.0, (0)