Covid infection rates: This is how Wigan compares to other local authorities across England

By Colin Ainscough
Published 28th Oct 2020, 09:05 BST
Updated 28th Oct 2020, 10:44 BST
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The latest rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid for every local authority across England has been revealed.

The figures, for the seven days to October 23, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

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Data for the most recent four days (October 24-27) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

This is how Wigan compares to other local authorities across EnglandThis is how Wigan compares to other local authorities across England
This is how Wigan compares to other local authorities across England

Wigan has climbed to fourth, with 2,086 new cases recorded in the seven days to October 23 – the equivalent of 634.7 cases per 100,000 people.

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The list is based on Public Health England data published on October 27 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 23; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to October 23; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 16; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to October 16.

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Blackburn with Darwen 785.6 (1176), 526.4 (788)

Rossendale 675.7 (483), 472.8 (338)

Oldham 655.0 (1553), 428.5 (1016)

Wigan 634.7 (2086), 458.8 (1508)

Salford 617.4 (1598), 436.6 (1130)

Rochdale 610.6 (1358), 487.4 (1084)

Knowsley 589.3 (889), 667.5 (1007)

Barnsley 563.9 (1392), 395.4 (976)

Bolton 554.3 (1594), 417.7 (1201)

Bury 528.8 (1010), 409.4 (782)

Doncaster 525.2 (1638), 314.9 (982)

Hyndburn 517.0 (419), 355.4 (288)

Liverpool 510.0 (2540), 605.8 (3017)

Ribble Valley 509.1 (310), 371.2 (226)

Preston 504.4 (722), 397.5 (569)

Manchester 504.3 (2788), 427.4 (2363)

Tameside 499.4 (1131), 355.4 (805)

Rotherham 497.7 (1321), 354.2 (940)

Bradford 496.9 (2682), 374.8 (2023)

Pendle 492.9 (454), 440.8 (406)

West Lancashire 477.7 (546), 452.3 (517)

Blackpool 469.0 (654), 405.9 (566)

Sheffield 466.4 (2728), 416.0 (2433)

St Helens 463.5 (837), 419.2 (757)

Nottingham 459.0 (1528), 677.1 (2254)

Burnley 458.8 (408), 531.9 (473)

Stockton-on-Tees 444.4 (877), 360.8 (712)

Trafford 443.6 (1053), 321.0 (762)

Calderdale 441.2 (933), 278.1 (588)

Charnwood 437.4 (813), 284.1 (528)

Gedling 436.0 (514), 373.2 (440)

South Ribble 434.2 (481), 324.0 (359)

Wakefield 430.4 (1499), 284.5 (991)

Sefton 424.7 (1174), 433.4 (1198)

Leeds 420.6 (3336), 382.2 (3031)

Warrington 418.1 (878), 331.4 (696)

Chorley 406.9 (481), 258.0 (305)

Rushcliffe 404.4 (482), 359.1 (428)

Kirklees 401.6 (1766), 276.5 (1216)

Middlesbrough 393.0 (554), 312.8 (441)

Stockport 391.9 (1150), 283.2 (831)

Wyre 370.2 (415), 308.7 (346)

South Staffordshire 364.7 (410), 172.5 (194)

Broxtowe 361.3 (412), 310.4 (354)