Oadby and Wigston, in Leicestershire, has seen its infection rate soar from 24.6 to 114.0 per 100,000 cases in just seven days. It is now England's fourth worst area, one place behind Hyndburn in Lancashire, where new infections have more than doubled. Warrington, the sixth worst-affected place, has seen new cases treble in a week, while new cases in Knowsley are close to three times higher than they were a week ago. Of the 30 places with highest infection rates, just two - Pendle and Rossendale - have seen the number of cases fall in a week. There are currently 248 places with rates of more than 10 new cases per 100,000 - listed below - of which 193 have recorded an increase in seven days.

Source: Daily Mirror September 14, 2020 09:20 UTC