HYNDBURN has recorded the second highest rise in coronavirus infections in England, according to the latest figures by Public Health England.

The data, for the seven days leading up to April 24, found that the borough 60.5 new cases compared to just 27.1 last week, leaving Hyndburn with the sixth highest infection rate in England overall.

This comes after students from years 7, 8 and 9 at Mount Carmel High School in Accrington were sent home following an outbreak at the school.

Up to 50 staff and pupils were believed to be infected.

Meanwhile, Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle, Rossendale and the Ribble Valley have all recorded falling infection rates.

Burnley however, has seen a slight rise in infections.

East Lancashire

From left to right, the data collected by public health England reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 24; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 24; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 16; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 16.

  • Hyndburn, 60.5, (49), 27.1, (22)
  • Blackburn with Darwen, 34.7, (52), 27.4, (41)
  • Pendle, 29.3, (27), 17.4, (16)
  • Burnley, 22.5, (20), 30.4, (27)
  • Rossendale, 22.4, (16), 16.8, (12)
  • Ribble Valley, 11.5, (7), 8.2, (5)

Across England

Of the 315 local areas in England, 168 (53%) have seen a rise in rates, 135 (43%) have seen a fall and 12 are unchanged.

Selby continues to have the highest rate, with 99 new cases in the seven days to April 24 – the equivalent of 109.2 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 46.3 in the seven days to April 17.

Kirklees has the second highest rate, up from 58.9 to 71.9, with 316 new cases.

North Lincolnshire has the third highest, up from 55.7 to 66.7, with 115 new cases.

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

  • Selby (up from 46.3 to 109.2)
  • Hyndburn (27.1 to 60.5)
  • Dacorum (12.9 to 36.8)
  • Chiltern (3.1 to 25.0)
  • Cambridge (43.3 to 64.1)

The ten areas with the highest overall rates are:

  • Selby, 109.2, (99), 46.3, (42)
  • Kirklees, 71.9, (316), 58.9, (259)
  • North Lincolnshire, 66.7, (115), 55.7, (96)
  • Doncaster, 65.7, (205), 73.7, (230)
  • Cambridge, 64.1, (80), 43.3, (54)
  • Hyndburn, 60.5, (49), 27.1, (22)
  • Barnsley, 59.1, (146), 57.1, (141)
  • Luton, 57.7, (123), 73.7, (157)
  • Leicester, 56.2, (199), 68.6, (243)
  • Wakefield, 56.0, (195), 48.2, (168)