According to Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson the city recorded 100 more positive cases in the last 24 hours. Residents were warned Liverpool now has a infection rate of 80 positive tests per 100,000 people, higher than some areas such as Caerphilly where extra measures are now in place, the Liverpool Echo reports. The warning comes just days after the whole of Merseyside was added to the Government's coronavirus watchlist following a steep rise in cases. Speaking at a Liverpool City Council cabinet meeting on Friday, Liverpool's Public Health Director Matthew Ashton said the rise in cases in Liverpool was 'very concerning'. Hospital admissions and hospital deaths have remained low despite the sudden uptick in coronavirus cases.

Source: Daily Mirror September 13, 2020 15:09 UTC