Bolton is within the top ten areas in England with the worst coronavirus infection rates.

Latest data released by Public Health England on Tuesday evening show the borough in 9th place after the rate increased from 417.7 per 100,000 people recorded in the seven days to October 16 to 554.3 in the seven days to October 23.

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.

Blackburn with Darwen continues to have the highest rate in England, with 1,176 new cases recorded in the seven days to October 23 – the equivalent of 785.6 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 526.4 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to October 16.

Rossendale has the second highest rate, up from 472.8 to 675.7, with 483 new cases.

Oldham is in third place, where the rate has risen from 428.5 to 655.0, with 1,553 new cases.

The top 20 areas are listed below.

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.

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)

Case rates are continuing to fall for some of the hardest hit areas.

Rates Nottingham dropped from 677.1 to 459 with 1528 new cases, while Liverpool saw a decrease to 510.0 to 605.8 with 2540 new cases.

Newcastle and Exeter are also seeing a fall in case in rates.