Coronavirus infections are rising across the UK, including in the Lancaster district.Coronavirus infections are rising across the UK, including in the Lancaster district.
Coronavirus infections are rising across the UK, including in the Lancaster district.

Covid: Lancaster areas with highest coronavirus infections in the past week

Coronavirus infections are rising across the UK, including in the Lancaster district.

There were 410,173 positive cases in the UK in the week ending March 10, a 56 per cent rise from the week before.

At a regional level, Scotland had the highest case rate in the week to March 10, at 1447.6 cases per 100,000 residents.

This was followed by Northern Ireland, with 842.7 cases per 100,000 residents.

The lowest case rate was in Wales, with 268.8 cases per 100,000 residents.

The figures include both positive PCR and lateral flow tests.

They include people infected with Covid-19 for the first time as well as reinfections.

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to March 10.

Here are the neighbourhoods in the Lancaster district with the highest case rates right now.

This was followed by Northern Ireland, with 842.7 cases per 100,000 residents.