Latest Liverpool covid numbers indicate vaccines working City has seen growth in cases but age data suggests transmission not occurring in fully vaccinated groups Updated It appears that the vaccine rollout in Liverpool is helping to cut transmission (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) Liverpool is experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases - but a breakdown of the latest data gives hope that vaccines are working. Having kept its infection rates low for so long, the city has experienced a spike in numbers in the past week. The infection rate for the city as a whole has risen to 20.7 cases per 100,000 people after 103 new cases were recorded in the 7-days leading up to May 30.