Five of East Lancashire's boroughs have highest Covid infection rates in England

Blackburn with Darwen sits first on the list, with Rossendale third, Hyndburn fourth, Ribble Valley fifth and Burnley sixth.

Pendle sits at 18th in the list, with Preston, South Ribble and Chorley all taking spots in the top 20.

Hyndburn has recorded the biggest week-on-week rise as infection rates across the borough increased to 211.0 in the seven days to May 31, up from 101.2 in the seven days to May 24.

Blackburn with Darwen still has the highest infection rate in the whole country, after another 661 cases were recorded in the seven days to May 31 meaning the rate per 100,000 people now stands at 441.6.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 217 have seen a rise in rates, 88 have seen a fall and 10 are unchanged.

Bolton in Greater Manchester has the second highest rate, down from 404.5 to 366.2, with 1,053 new cases.

Rossendale has the third highest, up from 212.6 to 296.6, with 212 new cases.

The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are:

Hyndburn (up from 101.2 to 211.0)

Ribble Valley (60.8 to 159.3)

South Ribble (45.1 to 132.7)

Blackburn with Darwen (356.7 to 441.6)

Rossendale (212.6 to 296.6)

From left to right, the following list reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 31; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 31; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 24; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 24.

Blackburn with Darwen, 441.6, (661), 356.7, (534)

Rossendale, 296.6, (212), 212.6, (152)

Hyndburn, 211.0, (171), 101.2, (82)

Ribble Valley, 159.3, (97), 60.8, (37)

Burnley, 151.8, (135), 94.5, (84)

Pendle, 90.1, (83), 69.5, (64)

Preston, 146.0, (209), 69.9, (100)

South Ribble, 132.7, (147), 45.1, (50)

Chorley, 106.6, (126), 66.0, (78)

Fylde, 73.0, (59), 49.5, (40)

Blackpool, 48.0, (67), 20.8, (29)

Lancaster, 32.9, (48), 26.7, (39)

Wyre, 28.5, (32), 8.9, (10)

West Lancashire, 19.2, (22), 14.9, (17)