Two of East Lancashire's boroughs have recorded week-on-week rises in their coronavirus infection rates, as three other areas in Lancashire see some of the highest increases across the whole of England. 

Hyndburn and Rossendale's infection rates rose from 682.4 to 695.9 and from 519.0 to 538.6 respectively in the seven days to January 13.

Burnley, Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle, and the Ribble Valley all recorded decreases.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 36 have seen a rise in case rates while 279 have seen a fall.

Knowsley in Merseyside has the highest rate in England, with 1,853 new cases recorded in the seven days to January 13 – the equivalent of 1,228.3 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down slightly from 1,266.1 in the seven days to January 6.

Barking and Dagenham in London has the second highest rate, down from 1,578.2 to 1,096.3, with 2,334 new cases.

Newham in London is in third place, down from 1,416.7 to 1,043.2, with 3,684 new cases.

The 10 areas with the largest week-on-week drop in rates

1. Epping Forest (down from 1,227.9 to 662.9)

2. Brentwood (1,029.6 to 498.6)

3. Basildon (1,154,4 to 635.2)

4. Redbridge (1,392.8 to 879.0)

5. Barking and Dagenham (1,578.2 to 1,096.3)

6. Havering (1,214.8 to 741.7)

7. Broxbourne (1,227.4 to 771.0)

8. Harlow (1,384.0 to 928.0)

9. Bexley (1,192.6 to 748.3)

10. Thurrock (1,356.5 to 924.1)

The 10 areas with the biggest week-on-week rise in rates

1. Norwich (up from 520.0 to 658.0)

2. Preston (383.6 to 497.4)

3. Mansfield (498.6 to 606.5)

4. South Ribble (436.0 to 522.6)

5. Plymouth (251.0 to 317.4)

6. Torbay (204.0 to 265.7)

7. Redditch (593.5 to 649.8)

8. Malvern Hills (291.0 to 346.9)

9. Chesterfield (354.6 to 409.9)

10. Chorley (345.1 to 395.0)

Burnley, Pendle, Blackburn with Darwen and the Ribble Valley all recorded decreases in their infection rates in the seven days to January 13, while Hyndburn and Rossendale recorded increases. 

The rolling coronavirus infection rates across East Lancashire for the seven days to January 13 are as follows.

Burnley, 848.0, (754), 982.9, (874)

Pendle, 740.4, (682), 878.3, (809)

Hyndburn, 695.9, (564), 682.4, (553)

Blackburn with Darwen, 676.7, (1,013), 733.5, (1,098)

Rossendale, 538.6, (385), 519.0, (371)

Ribble Valley, 532.1, (324), 630.7, (384)

Meanwhile, out of the remaining eight boroughs in Lancashire, only West Lancashire recorded a fall in infection rates.

The coronavirus infection rates for the rest of Lancashire read:

South Ribble, 522.6, (579), 436.0, (483)

Preston, 497.4, (712), 383.6, (549)

Lancaster, 493.7, (721), 454.7, (664)

West Lancashire, 461.0, (527), 519.7, (594)

Wyre, 437.1, (490), 402.4, (451)

Chorley, 395.0, (467), 345.1, (408)

Fylde, 324.3, (262), 286.0, (231)

Blackpool, 316.3, (441), 306.2, (427)