8 Warrington areas with higher than UK average case rates

There were 1,856 Covid cases recorded in the town in the week up to January 22, demonstrating an infection rate of 886.4 cases among every 100,000 residents.

This is lower than the UK average of 949.2 cases per 100,000 people for this period.

However, in eight communities in the borough, the case rate was higher than the UK average, and while most areas have seen drops in case numbers, others have seen infections rise.

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.

• Fairfield and Howley – 131 (1,105.9 – down 14 cases)
• Kingswood and Whittle Hall – 118 (1,109.8 – no change)
• Grappenhall and Thelwall – 113 (1,451.1 – up 39 cases)
• Central Warrington – 105 (908.3 – down 26 cases)
• Lymm – 93 (740.3 – down 39 cases)
• Stockton Heath and Hillcliffe – 89 (987 – down 28 cases)
• Callands and Old Hall – 83 (746.7 – no change)
• Padgate and Paddington – 82 (939 – down 24 cases)
• Latchford – 79 (813.3 – down 10 cases)
• Great Sankey – 77 (1,048.6 – up 18 cases)
• Appleton Thorn, Stretton and Walton – 72 (1,102.8 – up 3 cases)
• Bewsey and Dallam – 69 (819.7 – down 22 cases)
• Hood Manor and Sankey Bridges – 69 (766.4 – down 7 cases)
• Penketh and Cuerdley – 68 (837.3 – down 10 cases)
• Woolston – 67 (988.3 – down 10 cases)
• Orford – 67 (747.9 – down 37 cases)
• Hulme – 63 (760.4 – down 15 cases)
• Blackbrook – 60 (646.3 – down 27 cases)
• Houghton Green and Fearnhead – 58 (727.3 – down 12 cases)
• Oakwood and Gorse Covert – 54 (1,020.6 – up 26 cases)
• Appleton – 53 (940 – up 5 cases)
• Winwick and Burtonwood – 51 (813.3 – up 3 cases)
• Culcheth East and Hollins Green – 50 (784.3 – down 8 cases)
• Culcheth West and Croft – 49 (680.8 – down 4 cases)
• Locking Stumps – 36 (725.4 – up 1 case)