Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall across every area of Lancashire.

All 14 boroughs have, for the third time this week, recorded decreases in their seven-day rolling rates of infection. 

However, Blackburn with Darwen is now 8th in the list of 315 local authority areas, jumping two places since Monday with a current rolling rate of 428.9 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to January 30.

This is down from 559.1 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to January 23.

Hyndburn has seen the most significant fall across East Lancashire, with their infection rate dropping from 508.4 to 319.6 cases per 100,000 people. 

Of the 315 local areas in England, five (2 per cent) have seen a rise in case rates and 310 (98 per cent) have seen a fall.

Knowsley in Merseyside continues to have the highest rate in England, with 783 new cases recorded in the seven days to January 30 – the equivalent of 519.0 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 822.6 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to January 23.

Corby in Northamptonshire has the second highest rate, down from 588.5 to 486.0, with 351 new cases.

Sandwell in the West Midlands is in third place, down from 784.9 to 485.0, with 1,593 new cases.

The five areas to record a week-on-week rise in rates are:

1. East Lindsey (up from 98.1 to 130.5)

2. Torbay (160.0 to 182.7)

3. Rutland (180.3 to 200.4)

4. Hartlepool (313.9 to 329.9)

5. North Kesteven (181.3 to 186.5)

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 30; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 30; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 23; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 23.

East Lancashire's rolling rates of infection for the  seven-days to January 30 are as follows:

Blackburn with Darwen, 428.9, (642), 559.1, (837)

Burnley, 348.6, (310), 507.2, (451)

Pendle, 339.8, (313), 499.4, (460)

Hyndburn, 319.6, (259), 508.4, (412)

Ribble Valley, 241.4, (147), 349.8, (213)

Rossendale, 235.0, (168), 372.1, (266)

Infection rates in the remaining boroughs of Lancashire, for the seven days to January 30 are:

Preston, 349.3, (500), 466.0, (667)

South Ribble, 336.7, (373), 409.8, (454)

Lancaster, 284.9, (416), 429.3, (627)

Fylde, 267.4, (216), 342.9, (277)

West Lancashire, 263.3, (301), 408.6, (467)

Chorley, 247.9, (293), 324.0, (383)

Blackpool, 230.9, (322), 255.3, (356)

Wyre, 225.7, (253), 294.4, (330)