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Coronavirus rates for 314 areas of England show it's falling in worst hit regions

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New data shows three areas which had been at risk of disastrous local lockdowns have seen their coronavirus infection rates fall.

In Oldham in Greater Manchester, 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 51.4, with 77 new cases. Residents in these areas had been subject to new restrictions, such as being ordered not to socialise with anyone outside their household and avoid using public transport unless essential.

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