coronavirus cases this week – meaning they've both risen in the Covid-19 hotspot table. Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, now has the second highest rate of coronavirus infection in the country.It has risen up the table along with third placed Oldham, Greater Manchester, which has 1,053 cases per 100,000 people.Blackburn with Darwen has a slightly higher rate at 1,072 per 100,000 than Oldham, but is still below Leicester, where 150 people out of every 10,000 have tested positive for the bug.The figures are released daily by the Department of Health.While data was not published on Tuesday, a comparison of today and Monday's releases shows cases mounting at a steady rate in the worst hit towns.Over the past two days there were 99 more.
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