direct to your inbox The latest update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of coronavirus for every local authority area in England have been released.
The figures, for the seven days to December 19, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.Data for the most recent four days (December 20-23) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.Of the 315 local areas in England, 282 (90 per cent) have seen a rise in case rates, 30 (10 per cent) have seen a fall and three are unchanged.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester.