Hyndburn is the only area across the whole of Lancashire to record a rise in its coronavirus infection rate.

While infection rates in all other boroughs in the county either decreased or remained the same, Hyndburn's rose from 139.4 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to February 18, to 162.9 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to February 25.

It must be noted though that infection rates still remain extremely low, compared to the end of October, just days before the second national lockdown was announced.

On October 29 last year, Hyndburn's infection rate was 529.3 cases per 100,000 people, and in September it was at 114.8 per 100,000 people. 

The infection rates in the majority of areas in Lancashire remain in the low hundreds, with only two boroughs being below the national average, which is currently 100.4 cases per 100,000 people. 

Of the 315 local areas in England, 35 have seen a rise in case rates, 278 have seen a fall and two are unchanged.

Corby in Northamptonshire continues to have the highest rate in England, with 191 new cases recorded in the seven days to February 25 – the equivalent of 264.5 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 330.9 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to February 18.

Leicester has the second highest rate, down from 254.9 to 217.1, with 769 new cases.

Fenland in Cambridgeshire is in third place, up slightly from 197.3 to 214.0, with 218 new cases.

Of the 35 areas to record a week-on-week rise, the top five are:

Worthing (up from 74.2 to 110.3)

South Holland (171.5 to 203.1)

Hyndburn (139.4 to 162.9)

Richmondshire (93.1 to 115.4)

East Lindsey (47.3 to 68.4)

Coronavirus infection rates across each of East Lancashire's six boroughs are as follows.

From left to right, the list reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to February 25; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to February 25; rate of new cases in the seven days to February 18; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to February 18.

Hyndburn, 162.9, (132), 139.4, (113)

Blackburn with Darwen, 161.0, (241), 179.7, (269)

Pendle, 118.3, (109), 142.2, (131)

Burnley, 113.6, (101), 113.6, (101)

Ribble Valley, 113.3, (69), 128.1, (78)

Rossendale, 113.3, (81), 114.7, (82)

The infection rates for the remaining eight boroughs in Lancashire are as follows:

Preston, 193.5, (277), 236.8, (339)

South Ribble, 156.2, (173), 164.3, (182)

Lancaster, 129.4, (189), 159.5, (233)

West Lancashire, 110.2, (126), 167.1, (191)

Fylde, 108.9, (88), 125.0, (101)

Chorley, 103.2, (122), 166.6, (197)

Blackpool, 81.8, (114), 142.7, (199)

Wyre, 76.7, (86), 120.4, (135)