CORONAVIRUS infection rates are starting to drop in some boroughs, as the nation moves through the second week of national lockdown.

Earlier this week it was reported that Burnley had become the first place in East Lancashire to exceed a coronavirus infection rate of more than 1000 cases per 100,000 people.

But that rate has now dropped ever to slightly back into triple figures, with the latest data revealing the rate of infection stands at 967.2 after 860 new cases were recorded in the seven days to January 9.

The Ribble Valley has also seen a slight decrease in infection rates, down from 597.8 cases to 584.7.

And while Pendle has the second highest infection rate in the east, that too has dropped slightly from the start of the week – down to 825.1 cases per 100,000 people from 868.5.

Meanwhile the rate has risen slightly in Blackburn with Darwen, after 1105 new cases brought the figure to 738.2 per 100,000 people.

In Hyndburn the rate also continues to increase, with a new number of 730.5 cases per 100,000 people, up from 693.5 on Tuesday.

The rate has also increased in Rossendale from 507.8 to 566.6 after 405 new cases were recorded.

The figures, for the seven days to January 9, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

Data for the most recent four days (January 10-13) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 154 (49%) have seen a rise in case rates, 159 (50%) have seen a fall and two are unchanged.

Barking & Dagenham in London continues to have the highest rate in England, with 3,205 new cases recorded in the seven days to January 9 – the equivalent of 1,505.4 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down slightly from 1,634.5 in the seven days to January 2.

Knowsley in Merseyside has the second highest rate, up from 796.8 to 1,399.3, with 2,111 new cases.

Newham in London is in third place, down very slightly from 1,406.3 to 1,398.3, with 4,938 new cases.

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 January 9; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 9; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 2; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 2.

 

East Lancashire:

Blackburn with Darwen, 738.2, (1105)

Burnley, 967.2, (860)

Pendle, 825.1, (760)

Ribble Valley, 584.7, (356)

Rossendale, 566.6, (405)

Hyndburn, 730.5, (592)

 

England:

Barking and Dagenham, 1505.4, (3205), 1634.5, (3480)

 

Knowsley, 1399.3, (2111), 796.8, (1202)

 

Newham, 1398.3, (4938), 1406.3, (4966)

 

Harlow, 1276.0, (1111), 1460.9, (1272)

 

Redbridge, 1255.8, (3833), 1501.2, (4582)

 

Thurrock, 1233.2, (2150), 1565.9, (2730)

 

Halton, 1212.4, (1569), 874.7, (1132)

 

Rushmoor, 1191.3, (1127), 1293.9, (1224)

 

Tendring, 1169.5, (1714), 956.6, (1402)

 

Enfield, 1149.8, (3838), 1248.7, (4168)

 

Broxbourne, 1132.8, (1102), 1398.0, (1360)

 

Gravesham, 1130.6, (1209), 1222.2, (1307)

 

Bexley, 1126.5, (2797), 1220.0, (3029)

 

Tower Hamlets, 1114.7, (3620), 1274.2, (4138)

 

Waltham Forest, 1106.9, (3066), 1144.1, (3169)

 

Brent, 1101.7, (3633), 1010.7, (3333)

 

Slough, 1097.4, (1641), 1067.9, (1597)

 

Isle of Wight, 1092.6, (1549), 933.9, (1324)

 

Castle Point, 1092.1, (987), 1469.4, (1328)

 

Ealing, 1091.0, (3729), 969.6, (3314)

 

Croydon, 1089.2, (4212), 1083.8, (4191)

 

Hounslow, 1084.3, (2944), 1111.5, (3018)

 

Carlisle, 1079.3, (1173), 1018.6, (1107)

 

Sefton, 1075.9, (2974), 650.1, (1797)

 

Crawley, 1074.6, (1208), 1049.7, (1180)

 

Greenwich, 1071.7, (3086), 1105.4, (3183)

 

Dartford, 1061.2, (1195), 1262.8, (1422)

 

Liverpool, 1048.1, (5220), 612.2, (3049)

 

Lewisham, 1032.6, (3158), 1036.5, (3170)

 

Haringey, 1021.8, (2745), 1052.7, (2828)

 

Southwark, 1020.3, (3253), 942.2, (3004)

 

Havering, 1020.2, (2648), 1373.5, (3565)

 

Epping Forest, 1013.0, (1334), 1474.7, (1942)

 

Hillingdon, 1003.7, (3080), 1000.4, (3070)

 

Wolverhampton, 995.2, (2621), 881.7, (2322)

 

Lambeth, 989.5, (3226), 888.6, (2897)

 

Eastbourne, 989.0, (1026), 825.1, (856)

 

Burnley, 967.2, (860), 846.8, (753)

 

Basildon, 962.1, (1801), 1316.2, (2464)

 

Sandwell, 957.8, (3146), 771.5, (2534)

 

Harrow, 954.0, (2396), 941.2, (2364)

 

Barnet, 945.5, (3743), 1022.6, (4048)

 

Luton, 944.4, (2012), 807.8, (1721)

 

Wirral, 941.0, (3049), 696.9, (2258)

 

Corby, 934.7, (675), 749.1, (541)

 

Hertsmere, 905.5, (950), 1032.2, (1083)

 

Chelmsford, 905.3, (1615), 1071.8, (1912)

 

Southend-on-Sea, 903.2, (1654), 1228.1, (2249)

 

Hackney and City of London, 900.5, (2619), 921.1, (2679)

 

Sutton, 893.1, (1843), 1144.2, (2361)

 

Medway, 892.8, (2487), 1134.8, (3161)

 

Bedford, 892.7, (1547), 937.1, (1624)

 

Braintree, 889.9, (1358), 1165.8, (1779)

 

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 881.0, (3483), 607.3, (2401)

 

Northampton, 876.2, (1968), 773.8, (1738)

 

Spelthorne, 862.3, (861), 971.5, (970)

 

Watford, 859.4, (830), 1005.4, (971)

 

Welwyn Hatfield, 855.0, (1052), 828.2, (1019)

 

Bromley, 851.8, (2831), 1144.0, (3802)

 

Merton, 851.6, (1759), 1049.6, (2168)

 

Stevenage, 841.3, (739), 833.3, (732)

 

Pendle, 825.1, (760), 690.5, (636)

 

St. Helens, 824.0, (1488), 491.7, (888)

 

Colchester, 813.5, (1584), 891.1, (1735)

 

Cherwell, 808.6, (1217), 912.9, (1374)

 

South Bucks, 806.6, (565), 998.0, (699)

 

Maldon, 804.0, (522), 1018.1, (661)

 

Milton Keynes, 800.5, (2157), 962.3, (2593)

 

Brentwood, 793.3, (611), 1393.1, (1073)

 

Islington, 785.3, (1904), 785.3, (1904)

 

Birmingham, 778.0, (8883), 627.3, (7163)

 

Walsall, 777.3, (2219), 706.5, (2017)

 

Worcester, 768.6, (778), 540.4, (547)

 

Hastings, 768.4, (712), 879.6, (815)

 

Wandsworth, 763.2, (2516), 791.7, (2610)

 

Tandridge, 755.7, (666), 898.7, (792)

 

Surrey Heath, 752.5, (672), 832.0, (743)

 

Reading, 751.6, (1216), 640.4, (1036)

 

Warrington, 745.7, (1566), 672.3, (1412)

 

Ashford, 744.4, (968), 853.6, (1110)

 

Blackburn with Darwen, 738.2, (1105), 633.3, (948)

 

Worthing, 735.3, (813), 668.4, (739)

 

Rochford, 734.8, (642), 1063.3, (929)

 

Hyndburn, 730.5, (592), 557.7, (452)

 

Woking, 727.2, (733), 761.0, (767)

 

Hartlepool, 726.0, (680), 831.7, (779)

 

Hammersmith and Fulham, 725.9, (1344), 773.5, (1432)

 

Maidstone, 724.6, (1245), 862.5, (1482)

 

Brighton and Hove, 723.3, (2104), 694.1, (2019)

 

Three Rivers, 717.9, (670), 954.7, (891)

 

Ipswich, 712.9, (976), 608.4, (833)

 

Folkestone and Hythe, 711.5, (804), 839.9, (949)

 

Epsom and Ewell, 702.0, (566), 863.2, (696)

 

Reigate and Banstead, 700.5, (1042), 867.9, (1291)

 

Eden, 691.0, (368), 721.1, (384)

 

Adur, 679.6, (437), 634.5, (408)

 

Allerdale, 678.2, (663), 503.3, (492)

 

Lewes, 676.9, (699), 697.2, (720)

 

Wycombe, 676.2, (1181), 686.0, (1198)

 

Dudley, 675.1, (2171), 630.3, (2027)

 

Kensington and Chelsea, 674.4, (1053), 645.0, (1007)

 

Thanet, 674.3, (957), 728.6, (1034)

 

Bracknell Forest, 674.0, (826), 824.2, (1010)

 

Wealden, 670.1, (1082), 673.8, (1088)

 

Derby, 663.0, (1706), 570.1, (1467)

 

York, 656.6, (1383), 533.2, (1123)

 

Bromsgrove, 654.8, (654), 540.6, (540)

 

Havant, 652.8, (824), 693.2, (875)

 

Camden, 649.6, (1754), 678.1, (1831)

 

Kingston upon Thames, 649.0, (1152), 836.6, (1485)

 

Runnymede, 645.2, (577), 654.2, (585)

 

Uttlesford, 638.7, (583), 895.0, (817)

 

Swale, 637.7, (957), 806.2, (1210)

 

Portsmouth, 635.2, (1365), 632.4, (1359)

 

East Hertfordshire, 633.7, (949), 765.3, (1146)

 

Southampton, 627.7, (1585), 659.0, (1664)

 

Arun, 623.9, (1003), 752.7, (1210)

 

Mole Valley, 623.5, (544), 589.1, (514)

 

South Staffordshire, 619.9, (697), 603.9, (679)

 

Redditch, 613.4, (523), 517.2, (441)

 

Norwich, 610.4, (858), 496.5, (698)

 

East Staffordshire, 607.9, (728), 554.5, (664)

 

Elmbridge, 606.7, (830), 777.8, (1064)

 

Tonbridge and Malling, 600.1, (793), 793.0, (1048)

 

Dacorum, 599.0, (927), 722.4, (1118)

 

Windsor and Maidenhead, 597.7, (905), 709.9, (1075)

 

Barrow-in-Furness, 596.6, (400), 396.7, (266)

 

Ashfield, 593.3, (759), 593.3, (759)

 

Cannock Chase, 590.5, (595), 555.8, (560)

 

Wellingborough, 585.9, (467), 500.6, (399)

 

Hart, 585.1, (568), 758.2, (736)

 

Aylesbury Vale, 585.1, (1167), 649.3, (1295)

 

Ribble Valley, 584.7, (356), 581.4, (354)

 

Canterbury, 580.4, (960), 579.2, (958)

 

Westminster, 580.1, (1516), 588.2, (1537)

 

Leicester, 570.3, (2020), 490.9, (1739)

 

North Hertfordshire, 569.0, (760), 513.6, (686)

 

Oxford, 568.7, (867), 547.0, (834)

 

Rossendale, 566.6, (405), 398.7, (285)

 

St Albans, 563.1, (836), 740.3, (1099)

 

Rother, 561.0, (539), 705.7, (678)

 

Sevenoaks, 560.7, (677), 871.2, (1052)

 

Dover, 558.7, (660), 606.1, (716)

 

Telford and Wrekin, 558.2, (1004), 402.5, (724)

 

Great Yarmouth, 556.7, (553), 619.1, (615)

 

Mansfield, 556.2, (608), 437.3, (478)

 

Coventry, 549.9, (2043), 472.1, (1754)

 

Central Bedfordshire, 547.0, (1579), 652.7, (1884)

 

Broadland, 544.4, (712), 543.6, (711)

 

Copeland, 544.1, (371), 330.0, (225)

 

Peterborough, 542.9, (1098), 487.0, (985)

 

Waverley, 539.9, (682), 687.9, (869)

 

Breckland, 531.6, (744), 496.5, (695)

 

Cheshire West and Chester, 531.1, (1822), 567.8, (1948)

 

Daventry, 530.5, (456), 559.6, (481)

 

Babergh, 529.1, (487), 597.6, (550)

 

Rugby, 528.8, (576), 489.3, (533)

 

Basingstoke and Deane, 527.2, (931), 428.7, (757)

 

Wychavon, 524.6, (679), 385.5, (499)

 

Fenland, 518.4, (528), 446.7, (455)

 

Solihull, 516.7, (1118), 504.7, (1092)

 

Selby, 516.4, (468), 385.1, (349)

 

Huntingdonshire, 515.8, (918), 531.0, (945)

 

Horsham, 515.3, (741), 558.4, (803)

 

Wokingham, 513.7, (879), 578.5, (990)

 

Guildford, 512.8, (764), 563.8, (840)

 

Lancaster, 511.5, (747), 359.5, (525)

 

South Northamptonshire, 509.0, (481), 624.4, (590)

 

Richmond upon Thames, 509.0, (1008), 656.5, (1300)

 

Tamworth, 503.3, (386), 421.1, (323)

 

Fareham, 499.0, (580), 542.9, (631)

 

Mid Sussex, 497.9, (752), 629.0, (950)

 

Oadby and Wigston, 496.4, (283), 549.0, (313)

 

Amber Valley, 495.5, (635), 531.4, (681)

 

Middlesbrough, 495.1, (698), 515.0, (726)

 

Swindon, 495.1, (1100), 575.2, (1278)

 

Nuneaton and Bedworth, 495.1, (643), 488.1, (634)

 

Nottingham, 494.7, (1647), 391.4, (1303)

 

Cambridge, 492.8, (615), 524.0, (654)

 

Wyre Forest, 492.6, (499), 433.4, (439)

 

Bolsover, 491.5, (396), 393.5, (317)

 

Bristol, 491.2, (2276), 410.5, (1902)

 

West Lancashire, 486.4, (556), 447.0, (511)

 

Tunbridge Wells, 486.0, (577), 562.6, (668)

 

Kettering, 484.4, (493), 447.1, (455)

 

Manchester, 483.1, (2671), 357.6, (1977)

 

Gedling, 479.2, (565), 447.0, (527)

 

South Ribble, 476.6, (528), 379.1, (420)

 

Lichfield, 474.4, (497), 450.6, (472)

 

Bury, 467.0, (892), 389.5, (744)

 

Salford, 466.7, (1208), 333.0, (862)

 

Gosport, 463.2, (393), 425.5, (361)

 

Preston, 459.0, (657), 355.6, (509)

 

Wigan, 458.8, (1508), 406.2, (1335)

 

Sunderland, 457.7, (1271), 516.4, (1434)

 

Stafford, 457.5, (628), 432.7, (594)

 

East Suffolk, 457.4, (1141), 408.1, (1018)

 

Chiltern, 455.6, (437), 542.1, (520)

 

Chichester, 454.9, (551), 501.1, (607)

 

South Derbyshire, 454.0, (487), 417.7, (448)

 

Trafford, 453.8, (1077), 404.0, (959)

 

Gloucester, 450.7, (582), 525.8, (679)

 

Shropshire, 450.3, (1455), 337.3, (1090)

 

Richmondshire, 448.5, (241), 483.9, (260)

 

South Gloucestershire, 446.2, (1272), 412.8, (1177)

 

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 445.2, (674), 476.9, (722)

 

Wyre, 444.3, (498), 374.7, (420)

 

Eastleigh, 443.2, (592), 533.0, (712)

 

Stockton-on-Tees, 436.3, (861), 447.9, (884)

 

Test Valley, 434.4, (548), 476.4, (601)

 

Harrogate, 433.4, (697), 361.9, (582)

 

Stoke-on-Trent, 432.6, (1109), 386.5, (991)

 

Darlington, 431.6, (461), 440.1, (470)

 

County Durham, 431.6, (2288), 482.2, (2556)

 

West Suffolk, 430.1, (770), 460.2, (824)

 

Blaby, 429.4, (436), 393.0, (399)

 

Hambleton, 429.1, (393), 374.5, (343)

 

Craven, 428.8, (245), 442.8, (253)

 

Rochdale, 428.0, (952), 339.0, (754)

 

Redcar and Cleveland, 425.8, (584), 344.9, (473)

 

Forest of Dean, 422.9, (367), 421.7, (366)

 

Erewash, 414.3, (478), 373.6, (431)

 

New Forest, 414.2, (746), 354.3, (638)

 

North Somerset, 411.1, (884), 372.0, (800)

 

East Hampshire, 410.4, (502), 444.8, (544)

 

South Tyneside, 408.7, (617), 526.6, (795)

 

Stockport, 407.6, (1196), 383.1, (1124)

 

Cheshire East, 405.6, (1558), 462.1, (1775)

 

South Cambridgeshire, 404.8, (644), 467.0, (743)

 

Bath and North East Somerset, 401.0, (775), 334.2, (646)

 

Chorley, 400.1, (473), 324.0, (383)

 

Chesterfield, 398.5, (418), 305.1, (320)

 

Sedgemoor, 397.0, (489), 475.7, (586)

 

Vale of White Horse, 396.3, (539), 433.1, (589)

 

South Oxfordshire, 392.1, (557), 573.0, (814)

 

North Warwickshire, 386.1, (252), 458.1, (299)

 

Newark and Sherwood, 383.9, (470), 320.2, (392)

 

East Northamptonshire, 381.9, (361), 354.4, (335)

 

Gateshead, 381.6, (771), 431.6, (872)

 

Bolton, 380.5, (1094), 281.3, (809)

 

Herefordshire, 378.6, (730), 323.1, (623)

 

Mid Suffolk, 377.3, (392), 424.5, (441)

 

Oldham, 376.2, (892), 314.2, (745)

 

West Oxfordshire, 375.1, (415), 453.7, (502)

 

High Peak, 374.5, (347), 276.3, (256)

 

Wiltshire, 371.4, (1857), 318.4, (1592)

 

Tameside, 370.0, (838), 312.6, (708)

 

North Norfolk, 368.2, (386), 406.3, (426)

 

Broxtowe, 363.1, (414), 359.5, (410)

 

Somerset West and Taunton, 361.7, (561), 462.9, (718)

 

South Norfolk, 361.3, (509), 503.3, (709)

 

Rushcliffe, 360.8, (430), 338.1, (403)

 

East Cambridgeshire, 360.6, (324), 493.1, (443)

 

Winchester, 358.8, (448), 496.6, (620)

 

South Kesteven, 354.6, (505), 443.7, (632)

 

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 350.8, (2006), 326.2, (1865)

 

Harborough, 349.7, (328), 464.8, (436)

 

North West Leicestershire, 349.4, (362), 378.3, (392)

 

Lincoln, 348.4, (346), 363.5, (361)

 

Stratford-on-Avon, 344.4, (448), 341.3, (444)

 

Hinckley and Bosworth, 343.0, (388), 327.0, (370)

 

Doncaster, 342.7, (1069), 348.2, (1086)

 

North East Derbyshire, 335.1, (340), 349.9, (355)

 

South Lakeland, 334.0, (351), 308.3, (324)

 

Newcastle-under-Lyme, 333.7, (432), 316.7, (410)

 

Charnwood, 332.0, (617), 312.1, (580)

 

Fylde, 331.8, (268), 271.1, (219)

 

Leeds, 331.0, (2625), 318.1, (2523)

 

Hull, 329.9, (857), 333.4, (866)

 

Dorset, 327.9, (1241), 309.1, (1170)

 

Warwick, 324.2, (466), 395.1, (568)

 

West Berkshire, 320.0, (507), 429.8, (681)

 

Tewkesbury, 317.8, (302), 309.4, (294)

 

Cheltenham, 315.5, (367), 278.6, (324)

 

Kirklees, 312.2, (1373), 267.9, (1178)

 

Blackpool, 311.2, (434), 292.6, (408)

 

Rotherham, 307.4, (816), 297.3, (789)

 

Sheffield, 300.8, (1759), 261.8, (1531)

 

Malvern Hills, 299.9, (236), 252.9, (199)

 

Plymouth, 295.3, (774), 222.1, (582)

 

Exeter, 292.2, (384), 248.1, (326)

 

Wakefield, 291.4, (1015), 271.6, (946)

 

Bradford, 290.5, (1568), 252.1, (1361)

 

Mid Devon, 290.4, (239), 229.6, (189)

 

Newcastle upon Tyne, 285.0, (863), 235.5, (713)

 

South Somerset, 284.5, (479), 268.5, (452)

 

South Holland, 284.2, (270), 289.4, (275)

 

Scarborough, 283.2, (308), 382.5, (416)

 

North Tyneside, 282.8, (588), 260.2, (541)

 

Melton, 281.2, (144), 304.6, (156)

 

North Kesteven, 280.5, (328), 305.4, (357)

 

Northumberland, 280.4, (904), 365.7, (1179)

 

Ryedale, 276.3, (153), 321.4, (178)

 

Calderdale, 275.2, (582), 288.5, (610)

 

Bassetlaw, 272.4, (320), 326.1, (383)

 

Boston, 272.2, (191), 267.9, (188)

 

Mendip, 269.9, (312), 266.5, (308)

 

Torbay, 259.1, (353), 136.5, (186)

 

Staffordshire Moorlands, 258.0, (254), 289.5, (285)

 

Rutland, 248.0, (99), 295.5, (118)

 

East Devon, 245.4, (359), 181.2, (265)

 

Barnsley, 243.9, (602), 288.0, (711)

 

Teignbridge, 243.0, (326), 167.7, (225)

 

Derbyshire Dales, 240.6, (174), 232.3, (168)

 

West Lindsey, 235.2, (225), 261.3, (250)

 

East Riding of Yorkshire, 221.9, (757), 228.0, (778)

 

Cotswold, 218.1, (196), 310.5, (279)

 

Stroud, 215.1, (258), 258.4, (310)

 

South Hams, 196.5, (171), 203.4, (177)

 

North Lincolnshire, 168.3, (290), 245.5, (423)

 

East Lindsey, 160.9, (228), 198.3, (281)

 

North East Lincolnshire, 154.8, (247), 176.1, (281)

 

West Devon, 121.9, (68), 139.8, (78)

 

Torridge, 118.7, (81), 106.9, (73)

 

North Devon, 111.2, (108), 147.2, (143)