These are the 10 Lancashire areas where Covid rates are rising fastest
Blackburn with Darwen continues to have the highest rate in the UK, with 623 new cases in the seven days to May 27, the equivalent of 416.2 cases per 100,000 people.
However, a number of other Lancashire areas have also recorded some of the biggest week-on-week increases for Covid cases across the UK.
The latest figures show the 10 areas of the county that have seen a surge in infections in the latest seven-day period, with a rolling infection rate well above 50 per 100,000 people.
Here we reveal which 10 areas have seen the biggest rise in case rates per 100,000 people in the seven days to May 27, 2021.
The latest figures show the 10 areas of the county that have seen a surge in infections in the latest seven-day period, with a rolling infection rate well above 50 per 100,000 people.
9. Rossendale
226 new cases have been recorded in Rossendale, an increase of 310.9%. The rolling rate is 316.2 in the seven days to May 27, 2021. Photo: Google
10. Blackburn with Darwen
623 new cases have been recorded in Blackburn with Darwen, an increase of 416.2%. The rolling rate is 48 in the seven days to May 27, 2021.