THE top five worst boroughs for coronavirus infection rates were ALL in East Lancashire, according to the newest figures.

Blackburn with Darwen continues to have the highest rate, with 927 new cases in the seven days to June 9 – the equivalent of 619.3 cases per 100,000 people.

Ribble Valley now has the second highest rate, up from 197.1 to 448.4, with 273 new cases.

Hyndburn has the third highest, up from 245.5 to 410.9, with 333 new cases.

Burnley and Rossendale were fourth and fifth respectively, with only Pendle outside the top five in ninth, although it had recorded one of the biggest week-on-week increases in the infection rate going from 107.5 to 304.0.

The figures, for the seven days to June 9, are based on the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in either a lab-reported or rapid lateral flow test, by specimen date.

Data for the most recent four days (June 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, 285 (90%) have seen a rise in rates, 24 (8%) have seen a fall and six are unchanged.

Here is the top 10 areas with the highest infection rates in full.

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to June 9; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to June 9; rate of new cases in the seven days to June 2; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to June 2.

Blackburn with Darwen, 619.3, (927), 518.4, (776)

Ribble Valley, 448.4, (273), 197.1, (120)

Hyndburn, 410.9, (333), 245.5, (199)

Burnley, 368.9, (328), 205.8, (183)

Rossendale, 358.1, (256), 285.4, (204)

South Ribble, 327.7, (363), 177.8, (197)

Bolton, 320.6, (922), 319.6, (919)

Salford, 317.6, (822), 175.0, (453)

Pendle, 304.0, (280), 107.5, (99)

Manchester, 293.0, (1620), 190.6, (1054)