The Blackpool areas with Covid infection rates higher than the national average as Plan B rule changes announced

This is the latest Covid picture in Blackpool as the Government introduces Plan B rule changes with concerns over the Omicron variant continuing to grow.

By Colin Ainscough

Published 9th Dec 2021, 11:06 BST

There will be an extension of mask-wearing from Friday, a return to working from home on Monday and mandatory Covid passports for large venues from Wednesday as part of the so-called ‘Plan B’.

There were 327,467 positive test results in the week to December 3, a rate of 488.2 per 100,000 people, up 11% from the week before.

In the Fylde coast, Blackpool has the highest infection rates in the region, with and average of 410.5 cases per 100,000 people, followed by Fylde, with 326.3 cases per 100,000, with Wyre recording 278.6 cases per 100,000.

However, some areas of Blackpool are seeing a rate much higher than the national average for the week to December 3.

Here are the current case rates for every neighbourhood in Blackpool.

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