Covid Wyre: Here are the areas with the highest Covid rates as ‘Freedom Day' arrives
England’s so-called ‘Freedom Day’ has finally arrived but Covid cases are on the rise across the Fylde coast and the country.
By Colin Ainscough
Published 21st Jul 2021, 11:18 BST
Updated 21st Jul 2021, 12:36 BST
The latest government figures show 13 out of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre still saw a rise in infections in the latest seven-day period, the second week in July.
Wyre recorded 694 cases in the seven days to 13 July, a rate of 619.1 per 100,000 people.
Blackpool and Preston have also seen cases continue to rise in recent weeks.
As restrictions on social distancing and mask wearing are now lifted in England, we reveal which Wyre neighbourhoods which saw the biggest rise in case rates per 100,000 people, and which saw cases fall.
Blackpool and Preston have also seen cases continue to rise in recent weeks.
5. Cleveleys West
Cleveleys West has seen rates of positive Covid cases rise by 63%, from 316.8 to 516.2.