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Coronavirus cases in Bolton continue to rise, with the equivalent of 192 new cases per 100,000 people registered in the week through September 10.
That’s a substantial increase from the 126.2 cases per 100,000 people seen in the seven days to September 3, a figure that was already the highest rate in England.
Blackburn with Darwen has the second highest rate in the country, rising from 61.5 cases per 100,000 people to 118.2.
Three other areas currently have rates of more than 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants: the district of Hyndburn in Lancashire, the district of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, and the town of Preston in Lancashire.
Data from Public Health England shows a sharp increase in COVID-19 rates in some of the largest cities in the country.
There are currently 94.3 cases per 100,000 residents in Sunderland, compared to 34.2 in the week through Sept. 3.
In Birmingham, cases per 100,000 people have reached 88, substantially more than the 53 seen a week ago.
Liverpool has also seen an increase in infections. In the week of September 3, the rate per 100,000 stood at 32.9. A week later, this figure has reached 85.1.
Manchester’s current rate per 100,000 stands at 77.4, with Leeds at 69.8.
For context, British authorities consider imposing quarantine measures on travelers returning from countries where infection rates in seven days reach 20 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
On Sunday, the number of people in the UK testing positive for coronavirus increased by 3,330.
A government adviser told Sky News that the country faces another national lockdown “in a short time” unless people comply with the new COVID-19 restrictions.
Peter Openshaw, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, told Sophy Ridge on Sunday that the public “must act fast” to stop the spread of coronavirus.
On Friday, Official figures showed that the transmission rate of COVID-19 has risen above a critical level, which means that the infection is growing exponentially.
The latest estimate for the R number in the UK is between 1.0 and 1.2, according to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE); the last time it was above 1.0 was in early March.
