Two areas in the City of Liverpool region saw record drop in Covid infections

Covid infections have fallen in two areas in the Liverpool city region.

According to the latest data from Public Health England, Liverpool and Wirral both saw positive Covid tests drop in the week ending October 18.

In Liverpool, there were 1,430 positive tests in the Liverpool City area in the seven days ending October 18, 116 fewer cases than the previous seven days.

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And on Wirral, there were 1,287 positive tests in the Liverpool City area in the seven days ending October 18 – 85 fewer cases than the previous seven days.

This means that the week-to-week percentage change in falls in Liverpool and Wirral was 8% and 6% respectively.

But infections have increased throughout the Liverpool city region, as well as the other four local government areas that make up the region.

The week-to-week percentage changes in the four domains were as follows: Knowsley with an increase of 18%; Saint Helena with an increase of 21%; Sefton with an increase of 1%; and, Halton with an increase of 14%. And the percentage change from week to week in the Liverpool City area was 3%.

West Cheshire and Chester, West Lancashire, and Warrington saw increases in percentage change numbers week after week. They were 12%, 12% and 8% respectively.

In England there was an increase in infections during the week ending October 18. There have been 269,324 cases of the coronavirus in England, 45,485 more cases than in the previous seven days.

Liverpool

Liverpool’s positive tests stood at 1,430 cases in the week ending October 18, 116 fewer cases than the week before.

This means that the week-to-week percentage change has decreased by 8%.

The latest infection rate was 285.7 cases per 100,000 people.

Halton

There were 918 positive tests in the past week, 115 more cases than the week before.

This means that the week-to-week percentage change increased 14% in the week ending October 18.

The latest infection rate is 707.5 cases per 100,000 people.

Knowsley

There were a total of 630 cases in the week ending October 18, 98 more cases from the previous week.

The latest infection rate is 413.2 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has increased by 18% week after week.

Wirral

There were 1,287 positive tests in the week ending October 18, 85 fewer cases than the week before.

by Wirral the week-to-week percentage change was down 6%. The latest infection rate was 396.8 cases per 100,000 people.

Sefton

There were a total of 1,068 cases in the week ending October 18, six more cases from the previous week.

The latest infection rate is 387.1 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has increased by 1% week after week.

Liverpool City Area

There were 6,335 positive tests in the week ending October 18, 192 more cases than the week before.

This means that the week-to-week percentage change has increased by 3%. The latest infection rate is 372.05 cases per 100,000 people.

Western Lancs

West Lancashire recorded 554 cases of coronavirus in the week ending October 18, 57 more cases than in the previous seven days.

This meant that there was a weekly increase in the percentage of infections of 12%. The infection rate was 483.86 per 100,000 people.

Warrington

There were 1,290 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending October 18, 97 more cases than the week before.

The week-to-week percentage increased by 8%. There was an infection rate of 616.05 per 100,000 people.

West Cheshire and Chester

There were 1,889 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending October 18, 195 more cases than the week before.

The latest infection rate is 549.41 cases per 100,000 people, and there has been a weekly percentage increase of 12% of cases.

England

In England, during the week ending October 18, the infection rate was 476.26 per 100,000 people.

The country has recorded 269,324 cases of the coronavirus, 45,485 more cases than in the previous seven days.

There was a 20% per week percentage increase in cases.