The Government today published which areas had the most new cases of coronavirus in England last week – allowing people to see how Sefton compares to other areas.
It follows the decision to place Leicester under a ‘local’ lockdown’ on Monday, at a time when businesses including restaurants, hotels, bars, cafes and hairdressers are preparing to reopen this Saturday (July 4).
Leicester was subjected to new restrictions after a spoke in cases which, according to Public Health England (PHE) figures published today, shows 141.3 positive cases per 100,000 people in the week ending June 28, slightly up from 140.2 in the week ending June 21.
Current figures in Sefton are 4.7 per 100,000, which equates to 3.3% of the Leicester total – a relief to local businesses reopening this weekend.
In nearby local authority areas, figures are (per 100,000): Knowsley 20.1, Manchester 17.5, Blackpool 13.6, Wirral 8.4, Liverpool 7.7, Lancashire 7.4, St. Helens 6.7.
People however are being reminded that the virus is still in circulation locally, with a range of safety measures to be found in newly-opening venues including social distancing signs, hand sanitiser stations, visors for staff, and requests to pay by contactless card.
Guidance remains for people to keep away from Southport’s beaches and to avoid using public transport if possible.
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Full List of Local Authorities in England (new coronavirus cases per 100,000):
Leicester 141.3
Bradford 45.8
Barnsley 35.1
Rochdale 35.0
Oldham 30.1
Kirklees 26.2
Rotherham 26.1
Sheffield 24.4
Bolton 23.5
Doncaster 21.3
Blackburn with Darwen 20.8
Knowsley 20.1
Peterborough 18.9
Bedford 18.1
Manchester 17.5
Leicestershire 17.3
Tameside 16.9
Luton 15.0
Calderdale 14.8
Stoke-on-Trent 14.1
Blackpool 13.6
Derby 12.8
Hammersmith and Fulham 12.4
Leeds 11.7
Cheshire East 11.3
Kent 10.0
Northamptonshire 9.9
Cheshire West and Chester 9.7
Hounslow 9.2
Wakefield 9.0
Slough 8.7
Nottingham 8.5
Wirral 8.4
Southend-on-Sea 8.2
Staffordshire 7.9
Salford 7.9
Liverpool 7.7
Wolverhampton 7.6
Lancashire 7.4
Shropshire 7.2
Thurrock 7.0
Swindon 6.8
Ealing 6.7
St. Helens 6.7
Derbyshire 6.5
Solihull 6.5
Stockport 6.5
Birmingham 6.5
Hartlepool 6.4
Kensington and Chelsea 6.4
Middlesbrough 6.4
Bury 6.3
Halton 6.2
Hillingdon 5.9
Merton 5.8
Warrington 5.7
Barking and Dagenham 5.7
Central Bedfordshire 5.6
Warwickshire 5.6
Stockton-on-Tees 5.6
Sandwell 5.5
Brent 5.4
Havering 5.4
Nottinghamshire 5.4
Redcar and Cleveland 5.1
Telford and Wrekin 5.1
North Yorkshire 5.0
Sefton 4.7
East Riding of Yorkshire 4.7
Waltham Forest 4.7
Westminster 4.7
Medway 4.7
Wigan 4.6
County Durham 4.6
East Sussex 4.5
Oxfordshire 4.4
Milton Keynes 4.1
Wandsworth 4.0
Kingston upon Hull, City of 3.8
Trafford 3.8
North Somerset 3.7
Cambridgeshire 3.7
Newcastle upon Tyne 3.7
Cumbria 3.6
Enfield 3.6
Worcestershire 3.6
Buckinghamshire 3.5
Essex 3.5
North Lincolnshire 3.5
Bexley 3.2
Walsall 3.2
Reading 3.1
Richmond upon Thames 3.1
Lincolnshire 3.0
Wokingham 3.0
Haringey 3.0
Surrey 2.9
North Tyneside 2.9
West Sussex 2.9
Croydon 2.9
Harrow 2.8
Greenwich 2.5
Brighton and Hove 2.4
Hertfordshire 2.4
Redbridge 2.3
Plymouth 2.3
Northumberland 2.2
Dudley 2.2
Isle of Wight 2.1
Bristol, City of 1.9
York 1.9
North East Lincolnshire 1.9
Sunderland 1.8
Kingston upon Thames 1.7
Newham 1.7
Lewisham 1.7
Bracknell Forest 1.6
Southwark 1.6
Herefordshire, County of 1.6
Norfolk 1.6
Barnet 1.5
Sutton 1.5
Hackney 1.4
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1.4
Wiltshire 1.4
Coventry 1.4
West Berkshire 1.3
Dorset 1.1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1.0
Gloucestershire 1.0
Darlington 0.9
Tower Hamlets 0.9
Suffolk 0.9
Somerset 0.9
Islington 0.8
South Gloucestershire 0.7
South Tyneside 0.7
Windsor and Maidenhead 0.7
Bromley 0.6
Gateshead 0.5
Hampshire 0.4
Southampton 0.4
Camden 0.4
Devon 0.4
Lambeth 0.3
Bath and North East Somerset 0
City of London 0
Portsmouth 0
Rutland 0
Torbay 0
