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Coronavirus cases in Liverpool continue to rise and the city could face a lockdown, according to Mayor Joe Anderson.
The mayor issued a harsh update on Sunday, revealing that the city had recorded 100 more positive cases in the past 24 hours.
The city, the mayor said, now has 80 positive tests per 100,000 residents, more than in some areas like Caerphilly, where additional measures have now been implemented.
Last week, the city, along with the rest of Merseyside, was added as an “area of concern” to the government’s watch list, but the situation appears to be getting worse.
The Mayor tweeted today: “Liverpool has reached the level of 80 for every 100,000 people who test positive for Covid-19. With the R rate close to 1.3%.
“An increase of 100 people in the last 24 hours in total is now 410. One real concern is that unless we all take this seriously, we could face a city lockdown.”
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Being on the ‘watch list’ means the government is now closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Merseyside regarding infection rates and could soon impose further restrictions on the region if cases continue to rise.
Last week, the city had 60 positive tests per 100,000 residents, so today’s mayor’s number represents another worrying jump.
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