The lifting of many restrictions, waning effectiveness of boosters and the spread of the highly contagious BA.2 ‘stealth Omicron’ variant have all been touted as potential reasons for rising infection rates.
The figures include both positive PCR and lateral flow tests
5. Hest Bank and Bolton-le-Sands
Hest Bank and Bolton-le-Sands had 363.9 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 23.8% from the week before. Photo: Marcus Leeming
6. Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West
Marsh, Haverbreaks and Scotforth West had 357.6 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 62.5% from the week before. Photo: submit
7. Scotforth East and Bowerham
Scotforth East and Bowerham had 353.5 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 50% from the week before. Photo: JD Gallagher
8. Lancaster East
Lancaster East had 351.4 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week, a rise of 8% from the week before. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard