Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen, Rossendale and Hyndburn in top five areas with highest rise in cases

According to Public Health England, Blackburn with Darwen recorded the highest rise in cases going up from 159.7 cases per 100,000 to 333.3, with 499 new cases in the seven days leading to May 23.

Meanwhile, Rossendale recorded the second highest rise, going from 35.0 cases per 100,000 people to 166.5, while Hyndburn recorded the fifth, going from 45.7 to 91.3 in the same period.

This leaves Blackburn with Darwen with the second highest case rate in England overall just behind Bolton.

Rossendale had the fourth highest rate overall, with Hyndburn the sixth and Burnley the seventh.

Of East Lancashire's boroughs, only Pendle and the Ribble Valley were found to be outside the top ten of areas with the highest case rates.

This comes after Blackburn with Darwen and Burnley were plunged into confusion earlier this week with government advice appearing to change for areas hit hard by the Indian variant of coronavirus, only for public health officials to then confirm that there were no new local lockdowns.

East Lancashire

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

• Blackburn with Darwen, 333.3, (499), 159.7, (239)
• Rossendale, 166.5, (119), 35.0, (25)
• Hyndburn, 91.3, (74), 45.7, (37)
• Burnley, 90.0, (80), 61.9, (55)
• Pendle, 55.4, (51), 38.0, (35)
• Ribble Valley, 42.7, (26), 16.4, (10)

England

• Bolton, 433.0, (1245), 343.2, (987)
• Blackburn with Darwen, 333.3, (499), 159.7, (239)
• Bedford, 208.3, (361), 123.5, (214)
• Rossendale, 166.5, (119), 35.0, (25)
• Kirklees, 112.1, (493), 73.9, (325)
• Hyndburn, 91.3, (74), 45.7, (37)
• Burnley, 90.0, (80), 61.9, (55)
• Manchester, 70.2, (388), 44.5, (246)
• Bury, 66.0, (126), 43.5, (83)
• Leicester, 63.0, (223), 50.8, (180)
• Bradford, 58.9, (318), 38.3, (207)
• Preston, 58.7, (84), 44.7, (64)
• Chorley, 56.7, (67), 48.2, (57)
• Worcester, 56.3, (57), 26.7, (27)
• Rochdale, 55.8, (124), 39.6, (88)
• Hillingdon, 55.4, (170), 32.6, (100)
• Pendle, 55.4, (51), 38.0, (35)
• Trafford, 55.2, (131), 35.8, (85)
• Hounslow, 54.9, (149), 51.2, (139)
• North Tyneside, 53.9, (112), 42.3, (88)
• Calderdale, 49.2, (104), 39.3, (83)
• Wigan, 49.0, (161), 34.4, (113)
• Kingston upon Thames, 46.2, (82), 30.4, (54)
• Lambeth, 46.0, (150), 25.5, (83)
• Ealing, 45.1, (154), 31.0, (106)
• Reading, 44.5, (72), 26.0, (42)
• Reigate and Banstead, 43.7, (65), 7.4, (11)
• Salford, 43.7, (113), 25.1, (65)
• Newcastle upon Tyne, 43.6, (132), 40.0, (121)
• Watford, 43.5, (42), 30.0, (29)
• Ribble Valley, 42.7, (26), 16.4, (10)
• Luton, 41.8, (89), 41.8, (89)
• Oldham, 41.3, (98), 18.6, (44)
• Wakefield, 40.5, (141), 28.4, (99)
• High Peak, 39.9, (37), 38.8, (36)
• Central Bedfordshire, 39.8, (115), 33.6, (97)
• Rushmoor, 39.1, (37), 24.3, (23)
• Boston, 38.5, (27), 47.0, (33)
• Leeds, 38.2, (303), 41.4, (328)
• Slough, 38.1, (57), 25.4, (38)
• Wellingborough, 37.6, (30), 28.9, (23)
• Croydon, 37.0, (143), 27.9, (108)
• South Holland, 36.8, (35), 45.3, (43)
• Canterbury, 35.7, (59), 21.2, (35)
• South Ribble, 35.2, (39), 19.0, (21)
• Sheffield, 33.9, (198), 40.9, (239)
• Doncaster, 33.0, (103), 33.3, (104)
• Wokingham, 32.7, (56), 11.1, (19)
• Selby, 29.8, (27), 50.8, (46)
• Fylde, 28.5, (23), 11.1, (9)
• Portsmouth, 28.4, (61), 23.3, (50)
• Gedling, 28.0, (33), 22.1, (26)
• Barnsley, 27.5, (68), 27.5, (68)
• Greenwich, 27.4, (79), 28.1, (81)
• West Berkshire, 27.1, (43), 33.4, (53)
• Middlesbrough, 27.0, (38), 34.8, (49)
• Peterborough, 26.2, (53), 25.7, (52)
• North West Leicestershire, 26.1, (27), 8.7, (9)
• Birmingham, 25.6, (292), 15.4, (176)
• Gloucester, 25.6, (33), 7.0, (9)
• East Northamptonshire, 25.4, (24), 15.9, (15)
• North Lincolnshire, 25.0, (43), 38.9, (67)
• Brent, 24.9, (82), 24.3, (80)
• Stockport, 24.5, (72), 27.6, (81)
• Breckland, 24.3, (34), 10.7, (15)
• South Hams, 24.1, (21), 18.4, (16)
• Bromley, 24.1, (80), 15.3, (51)
• Milton Keynes, 23.8, (64), 21.2, (57)
• Kensington and Chelsea, 23.7, (37), 16.0, (25)
• Newark and Sherwood, 23.7, (29), 31.0, (38)
• Kettering, 23.6, (24), 21.6, (22)
• Tameside, 23.4, (53), 23.0, (52)
• Hertsmere, 22.9, (24), 15.2, (16)
• Broxtowe, 22.8, (26), 32.4, (37)
• Rotherham, 22.6, (60), 26.4, (70)
• South Kesteven, 22.5, (32), 13.3, (19)
• East Riding of Yorkshire, 22.3, (76), 23.4, (80)
• Walsall, 22.1, (63), 11.9, (34)
• Nottingham, 21.6, (72), 24.6, (82)
• Malvern Hills, 21.6, (17), 11.4, (9)
• Lancaster, 21.2, (31), 24.7, (36)
• Harrow, 21.1, (53), 28.3, (71)
• Hammersmith and Fulham, 21.1, (39), 22.7, (42)
• Erewash, 20.8, (24), 40.7, (47)
• Gateshead, 20.8, (42), 12.9, (26)
• Stevenage, 20.5, (18), 6.8, (6)
• Three Rivers, 20.4, (19), 21.4, (20)
• Stoke-on-Trent, 20.3, (52), 21.1, (54)
• Dudley, 19.9, (64), 22.7, (73)
• Westminster, 19.9, (52), 18.4, (48)
• Redbridge, 19.7, (60), 14.1, (43)
• Newham, 19.5, (69), 13.0, (46)
• Bristol, 19.4, (90), 14.0, (65)
• Corby, 19.4, (14), 34.6, (25)
• Charnwood, 19.4, (36), 10.8, (20)
• Blackpool, 19.4, (27), 31.6, (44)
• Rushcliffe, 19.3, (23), 17.6, (21)
• Lincoln, 19.1, (19), 25.2, (25)
• Sandwell, 18.9, (62), 18.9, (62)
• St Albans, 18.9, (28), 14.1, (21)
• Ashfield, 18.8, (24), 23.5, (30)
• Spelthorne, 18.0, (18), 13.0, (13)
• Wandsworth, 17.9, (59), 17.0, (56)
• Southampton, 17.8, (45), 21.4, (54)
• Norwich, 17.8, (25), 14.9, (21)
• Dartford, 17.8, (20), 7.1, (8)
• Melton, 17.6, (9), 23.4, (12)
• Oadby and Wigston, 17.5, (10), 17.5, (10)
• South Bucks, 17.1, (12), 17.1, (12)
• Welwyn Hatfield, 17.1, (21), 8.9, (11)
• Bassetlaw, 17.0, (20), 26.4, (31)
• North Warwickshire, 16.9, (11), 12.3, (8)
• Blaby, 16.7, (17), 13.8, (14)
• Swindon, 16.7, (37), 16.7, (37)
• Sunderland, 16.6, (46), 9.0, (25)
• South Tyneside, 16.6, (25), 11.3, (17)
• Bexley, 16.5, (41), 13.3, (33)
• Enfield, 16.5, (55), 15.3, (51)
• Broxbourne, 16.4, (16), 13.4, (13)
• Mid Suffolk, 16.4, (17), 26.0, (27)
• Nuneaton and Bedworth, 16.2, (21), 15.4, (20)
• Hull, 16.2, (42), 17.7, (46)
• Sefton, 15.9, (44), 27.9, (77)
• Haringey, 15.6, (42), 20.1, (54)
• Cheshire East, 15.6, (60), 20.8, (80)
• Waltham Forest, 15.5, (43), 13.4, (37)
• East Lindsey, 15.5, (22), 21.2, (30)
• Redditch, 15.2, (13), 9.4, (8)
• Richmond upon Thames, 15.2, (30), 10.6, (21)
• Aylesbury Vale, 15.0, (30), 14.0, (28)
• Epsom and Ewell, 14.9, (12), 21.1, (17)
• Dacorum, 14.9, (23), 10.3, (16)
• Rugby, 14.7, (16), 23.9, (26)
• Sutton, 14.5, (30), 14.1, (29)
• Hart, 14.4, (14), 31.9, (31)
• York, 14.2, (30), 12.8, (27)
• East Staffordshire, 14.2, (17), 10.0, (12)
• Gosport, 14.1, (12), 9.4, (8)
• Hackney and City of London, 14.1, (41), 8.9, (26)
• Craven, 14.0, (8), 7.0, (4)
• West Lancashire, 14.0, (16), 11.4, (13)
• King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 13.9, (21), 15.9, (24)
• Tower Hamlets, 13.9, (45), 12.9, (42)
• Northampton, 13.8, (31), 13.8, (31)
• West Lindsey, 13.6, (13), 7.3, (7)
• Merton, 13.6, (28), 14.0, (29)
• Wolverhampton, 13.3, (35), 13.3, (35)
• Wycombe, 13.2, (23), 9.7, (17)
• North East Lincolnshire, 13.2, (21), 15.7, (25)
• Uttlesford, 13.1, (12), 9.9, (9)
• Wychavon, 13.1, (17), 7.0, (9)
• Lewisham, 13.1, (40), 19.6, (60)
• Ashford, 13.1, (17), 6.2, (8)
• Stratford-on-Avon, 13.1, (17), 7.7, (10)
• Woking, 12.9, (13), 15.9, (16)
• West Suffolk, 12.8, (23), 24.6, (44)
• North Kesteven, 12.8, (15), 6.0, (7)
• Maidstone, 12.8, (22), 5.8, (10)
• Brighton and Hove, 12.7, (37), 17.9, (52)
• Stockton-on-Tees, 12.7, (25), 16.2, (32)
• Windsor and Maidenhead, 12.5, (19), 9.9, (15)
• Tandridge, 12.5, (11), 6.8, (6)
• Solihull, 12.5, (27), 13.4, (29)
• Coventry, 12.4, (46), 19.4, (72)
• Broadland, 12.2, (16), 10.7, (14)
• Medway, 12.2, (34), 6.8, (19)
• Exeter, 12.2, (16), 5.3, (7)
• Herefordshire, 11.9, (23), 21.8, (42)
• West Oxfordshire, 11.7, (13), 12.7, (14)
• Redcar and Cleveland, 11.7, (16), 11.7, (16)
• Daventry, 11.6, (10), 12.8, (11)
• Sevenoaks, 11.6, (14), 5.8, (7)
• South Gloucestershire, 11.6, (33), 8.1, (23)
• Crawley, 11.6, (13), 8.9, (10)
• South Staffordshire, 11.6, (13), 5.3, (6)
• Chiltern, 11.5, (11), 11.5, (11)
• Lichfield, 11.5, (12), 9.5, (10)
• South Lakeland, 11.4, (12), 8.6, (9)
• North Devon, 11.3, (11), 9.3, (9)
• Darlington, 11.2, (12), 3.7, (4)
• Oxford, 11.2, (17), 9.8, (15)
• Cotswold, 11.1, (10), 8.9, (8)
• St Helens, 11.1, (20), 16.6, (30)
• Mansfield, 11.0, (12), 25.6, (28)
• Southwark, 11.0, (35), 10.7, (34)
• Barking and Dagenham, 10.8, (23), 10.3, (22)
• Havering, 10.8, (28), 10.0, (26)
• Islington, 10.7, (26), 9.9, (24)
• Harborough, 10.7, (10), 21.3, (20)
• East Hampshire, 10.6, (13), 4.9, (6)
• Barnet, 10.6, (42), 13.9, (55)
• South Northamptonshire, 10.6, (10), 24.3, (23)
• Derby, 10.5, (27), 9.3, (24)
• Barrow-in-Furness, 10.4, (7), 7.5, (5)
• Southend-on-Sea, 10.4, (19), 9.8, (18)
• Copeland, 10.3, (7), 8.8, (6)
• County Durham, 10.2, (54), 11.3, (60)
• Rutland, 10.0, (4), 22.5, (9)
• Telford and Wrekin, 10.0, (18), 13.9, (25)
• Thanet, 9.9, (14), 8.5, (12)
• Sedgemoor, 9.7, (12), 13.8, (17)
• Hinckley and Bosworth, 9.7, (11), 13.3, (15)
• Teignbridge, 9.7, (13), 6.7, (9)
• Derbyshire Dales, 9.7, (7), 8.3, (6)
• Plymouth, 9.5, (25), 11.8, (31)
• Chesterfield, 9.5, (10), 7.6, (8)
• Chelmsford, 9.5, (17), 6.7, (12)
• Warrington, 9.5, (20), 9.0, (19)
• Ipswich, 9.5, (13), 9.5, (13)
• East Hertfordshire, 9.3, (14), 4.7, (7)
• Swale, 9.3, (14), 12.7, (19)
• Harrogate, 9.3, (15), 17.4, (28)
• Bath and North East Somerset, 9.3, (18), 14.0, (27)
• Cherwell, 9.3, (14), 14.6, (22)
• Knowsley, 9.3, (14), 7.3, (11)
• Harlow, 9.2, (8), 4.6, (4)
• Thurrock, 9.2, (16), 6.9, (12)
• Stroud, 9.2, (11), 17.5, (21)
• Wyre, 8.9, (10), 18.7, (21)
• Waverley, 8.7, (11), 10.3, (13)
• Camden, 8.5, (23), 7.0, (19)
• Mid Devon, 8.5, (7), 9.7, (8)
• North Somerset, 8.4, (18), 6.0, (13)
• Epping Forest, 8.4, (11), 12.1, (16)
• North Hertfordshire, 8.2, (11), 7.5, (10)
• Stafford, 8.0, (11), 12.4, (17)
• Folkestone and Hythe, 8.0, (9), 4.4, (5)
• Basingstoke and Deane, 7.9, (14), 5.7, (10)
• Havant, 7.9, (10), 12.7, (16)
• North East Derbyshire, 7.9, (8), 12.8, (13)
• Surrey Heath, 7.8, (7), 5.6, (5)
• Castle Point, 7.7, (7), 5.5, (5)
• Halton, 7.7, (10), 13.9, (18)
• Tunbridge Wells, 7.6, (9), 6.7, (8)
• Liverpool, 7.4, (37), 9.0, (45)
• Carlisle, 7.4, (8), 3.7, (4)
• Scarborough, 7.4, (8), 12.9, (14)
• Bracknell Forest, 7.3, (9), 9.0, (11)
• Torridge, 7.3, (5), 2.9, (2)
• Elmbridge, 7.3, (10), 12.4, (17)
• Cambridge, 7.2, (9), 16.0, (20)
• South Norfolk, 7.1, (10), 7.8, (11)
• South Oxfordshire, 7.0, (10), 6.3, (9)
• Horsham, 7.0, (10), 4.9, (7)
• Forest of Dean, 6.9, (6), 6.9, (6)
• Fareham, 6.9, (8), 6.9, (8)
• Mole Valley, 6.9, (6), 4.6, (4)
• Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 6.8, (27), 9.1, (36)
• Tonbridge and Malling, 6.8, (9), 11.4, (15)
• Lewes, 6.8, (7), 8.7, (9)
• Dover, 6.8, (8), 3.4, (4)
• North Norfolk, 6.7, (7), 4.8, (5)
• Vale of White Horse, 6.6, (9), 8.1, (11)
• Tamworth, 6.5, (5), 10.4, (8)
• Babergh, 6.5, (6), 5.4, (5)
• Northumberland, 6.5, (21), 14.3, (46)
• Hastings, 6.5, (6), 3.2, (3)
• Hartlepool, 6.4, (6), 12.8, (12)
• Isle of Wight, 6.3, (9), 7.8, (11)
• Bolsover, 6.2, (5), 5.0, (4)
• Wiltshire, 6.2, (31), 9.8, (49)
• Wirral, 6.2, (20), 5.9, (19)
• Maldon, 6.2, (4), 7.7, (5)
• New Forest, 6.1, (11), 5.6, (10)
• Staffordshire Moorlands, 6.1, (6), 9.1, (9)
• Guildford, 6.0, (9), 9.4, (14)
• Great Yarmouth, 6.0, (6), 8.1, (8)
• Bromsgrove, 6.0, (6), 7.0, (7)
• Cannock Chase, 6.0, (6), 10.9, (11)
• Wyre Forest, 5.9, (6), 7.9, (8)
• Fenland, 5.9, (6), 7.9, (8)
• Shropshire, 5.9, (19), 6.2, (20)
• Torbay, 5.9, (8), 8.1, (11)
• Somerset West and Taunton, 5.8, (9), 6.4, (10)
• Eastbourne, 5.8, (6), 0.0, (0)
• Rochford, 5.7, (5), 6.9, (6)
• South Derbyshire, 5.6, (6), 11.2, (12)
• Runnymede, 5.6, (5), 2.2, (2)
• Richmondshire, 5.6, (3), 9.3, (5)
• Warwick, 5.6, (8), 6.3, (9)
• Hambleton, 5.5, (5), 8.7, (8)
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 5.4, (31), 4.7, (27)
• West Devon, 5.4, (3), 3.6, (2)
• Basildon, 5.3, (10), 12.8, (24)
• Eastleigh, 5.2, (7), 17.2, (23)
• Brentwood, 5.2, (4), 2.6, (2)
• Allerdale, 5.1, (5), 5.1, (5)
• South Cambridgeshire, 5.0, (8), 9.4, (15)
• Dorset, 5.0, (19), 4.2, (16)
• Chichester, 5.0, (6), 8.3, (10)
• Winchester, 4.8, (6), 3.2, (4)
• Adur, 4.7, (3), 17.1, (11)
• Cheshire West and Chester, 4.7, (16), 7.3, (25)
• Braintree, 4.6, (7), 5.9, (9)
• East Cambridgeshire, 4.5, (4), 4.5, (4)
• Arun, 4.4, (7), 13.1, (21)
• Wealden, 4.3, (7), 2.5, (4)
• Mendip, 4.3, (5), 5.2, (6)
• Rother, 4.2, (4), 8.3, (8)
• Colchester, 4.1, (8), 8.2, (16)
• Tendring, 4.1, (6), 6.8, (10)
• Test Valley, 4.0, (5), 10.3, (13)
• East Devon, 3.4, (5), 6.2, (9)
• Huntingdonshire, 3.4, (6), 16.9, (30)
• Tewkesbury, 3.2, (3), 2.1, (2)
• Newcastle-under-Lyme, 3.1, (4), 11.6, (15)
• Gravesham, 2.8, (3), 11.2, (12)
• Mid Sussex, 2.6, (4), 3.3, (5)
• Cheltenham, 2.6, (3), 5.2, (6)
• Amber Valley, 2.3, (3), 3.1, (4)
• East Suffolk, 2.0, (5), 6.0, (15)
• South Somerset, 1.2, (2), 3.0, (5)
• Worthing, 0.9, (1), 9.0, (10)
• Eden, 0.0, (0), 9.4, (5)
• Ryedale, 0.0, (0), 1.8, (1)