The Blackpool areas where Covid rates are rising the fastestThe Blackpool areas where Covid rates are rising the fastest
The Blackpool areas where Covid rates are rising the fastest

Covid in Blackpool: Areas where infections rose the most in the last week as expert warns of autumn wave

Weekly coronavirus cases are continuing to rise across the UK, with the rolling seven-day average increasing for eight consecutive days to 339.3 per 100,000 people.

Professor Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist from Imperial College London and former member of the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), has predicted a “large wave” in Autumn after pupils begin mixing in schools.

Here are the neighbourhoods where Covid cases rose the most in the seven days to 20 August/22 August.

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