Top 20 coronavirus hotspots listed: Where is disease spreading fastest in England?
dailystar.co.ukcoronavirus hotspots have been revealed in England as the north continues to struggle with the killer virus. New figures show the top areas in England struggling to contain spiralling infection rates.Towns in the north still top the list despite figures showing a slight decline in new cases.The data, taken from the seven days up to August 21, is based on tests carried out in labs and in the wider community.In Oldham, 144 new cases were recorded in the seven days to August 21 – the equivalent of 60.7 per 100,000 people.This is the highest rate in England, but it is down from 95.3 in the seven days to August 14.The rate in Pendle is 55.4, down from 87.9, with 51 new cases.Blackburn with Darwen is third, where the rate has fallen from 88.2 to.
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