Christmas shoppers in Blackpool earlier this month.Christmas shoppers in Blackpool earlier this month.
Christmas shoppers in Blackpool earlier this month.

Covid near me: Blackpool coronavirus hotspots where infections rising the fastest in the past week

Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise across the UK and in Blackpool, official figures show.

Across the UK, there were 521,602 positive test results in the week to December 16, up 51% from the week before.

The average rate of infection in Blackpool as of December 16 was 370.7 per 100,000 people, an increase of 16.6% on the previous week.

In Wyre the rate of infection was 329.9, while Fylde recorded a higher rate at 507.3.

At neighbourhood level, Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week to December 16.

Here are the neighbourhoods in Blackpool with the biggest rise in case rates in the past week.

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