TODAY marks the start of the easing of lockdown restrictions with the opening of Warrington’s schools. Primary and secondary schools are reopening their doors to pupils, who are set to receive regular tests for coronavirus. The town has made huge progress in bringing down Covid-19 infection rates, which were soaring before the lockdown was imposed at the start of January. This is the coronavirus situation in the town at present.
How many new cases are being recorded each week? Fewer than 200 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Warrington in the space of one week, according to figures from Public Health England.
How Warrington s rate of new Covid-19 cases compares to other towns and cities THE rate of new coronavirus cases in Warrington has dropped to 100 for every 100,000 residents. Data from Public Health England showed that there were 210 positive Covid-19 tests recorded in the town in the seven days leading up to February 26, the most recent period for which statistics are available. This equates to exactly 100 for every 100,000 people living in the borough, and is the 106th highest rate in the country. By comparison, 287 new cases were reported in the week before February 19 – or 136.7 per 100,000. Of the 315 local authority areas in England, 290 – or 92 per cent – saw a fall in infections while 22 saw a rise and three were unchanged.