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England's 30 coronavirus hotspots as experts warn UK is 'heading in wrong direction'
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Coronavirus infection rates continue to soar across the country as SAGE experts have warned the UK is "heading in the wrong direction".
The warning from Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance comes as data shows Burnley with the highest rate of infection in England.
The region has recorded 291 new cases in the seven days to September 27 - the equivalent of 327.3 cases per 100,000 people. This is up sharply from 178.8 per 100,000 in the seven days prior.
Knowsley has the second highest rate, up from 204.2 to 261.8 with 395 new cases. Liverpool is in third place, where the rate has increased from 198.4 to 258.4 with 1,287 new cases.
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