Wirral's coronavirus weekly infection rate has now dropped into single figures, according to the latest daily report.

Public Health England says that in the seven days to May 7, the borough had a new case rate of 9.9 per 100,000 people, with 32 confirmed cases.

That has fallen from a rate of 11.1 per 100,000 seven days earlier, when 36 people in Wirral tested positive for the virus.

It means the borough currently has the lowest rate of infection in the Liverpool City Region and is also the 66th lowest in the country.

But any notion that the virus is simply disappearing from Merseyside completely are being challenged by the situation in Sefton, where the number of cases doubled in the past week.

The Merseyside borough experienced the fifth highest increase in the country in last reported seven days.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 107 (34%) have seen a rise in rates, 196 (62%) have seen a fall and 12 are unchanged.

The figures, for the seven days to May 7, are based on the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in either a lab-reported or rapid lateral flow test, by specimen date.

Data for the most recent four days (May 8-11) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Covid weekly infection rates in full

The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 11 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 7; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 7; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 30; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 30.

Erewash, 201.1, (232), 21.7, (25)
Bolton, 152.0, (437), 74.4, (214)
Blackburn with Darwen, 90.2, (135), 52.1, (78)
Bedford, 68.7, (119), 34.6, (60)
Selby, 64.0, (58), 67.3, (61)
Kirklees, 53.2, (234), 57.8, (254)
Barnsley, 53.1, (131), 64.4, (159)
Sefton, 52.5, (145), 23.9, (66)
Corby, 48.5, (35), 37.4, (27)
Wakefield, 47.9, (167), 60.3, (210)
Wellingborough, 47.7, (38), 48.9, (39)
Doncaster, 47.5, (148), 62.5, (195)
Leeds, 47.3, (375), 43.6, (346)
North Lincolnshire, 47.0, (81), 72.6, (125)
Middlesbrough, 46.8, (66), 22.0, (31)
Rochdale, 45.9, (102), 34.2, (76)
Sheffield, 45.0, (263), 46.7, (273)
Bradford, 44.1, (238), 51.9, (280)
Harborough, 43.7, (41), 18.1, (17)
Calderdale, 42.6, (90), 36.4, (77)
South Northamptonshire, 42.3, (40), 22.2, (21)
Rotherham, 41.8, (111), 31.6, (84)
Hounslow, 40.5, (110), 33.9, (92)
South Holland, 40.0, (38), 51.6, (49)
Hillingdon, 39.1, (120), 26.4, (81)
Ealing, 38.9, (133), 36.0, (123)
Manchester, 38.7, (214), 34.0, (188)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 38.0, (115), 41.6, (126)
Leicester, 37.3, (132), 40.9, (145)
Boston, 37.1, (26), 37.1, (26)
Hyndburn, 37.0, (30), 153.0, (124)
Southampton, 35.2, (89), 23.0, (58)
Watford, 35.2, (34), 25.9, (25)
Lancaster, 34.9, (51), 27.4, (40)
Rugby, 34.9, (38), 35.8, (39)
Nottingham, 34.8, (116), 26.4, (88)
Peterborough, 33.6, (68), 48.9, (99)
Preston, 33.5, (48), 45.4, (65)
West Suffolk, 33.0, (59), 24.6, (44)
Sedgemoor, 32.5, (40), 26.8, (33)
Luton, 32.4, (69), 46.9, (100)
Lincoln, 32.2, (32), 20.1, (20)
Hull, 32.0, (83), 38.9, (101)
Kettering, 31.4, (32), 28.5, (29)
High Peak, 31.3, (29), 20.5, (19)
Salford, 30.9, (80), 38.2, (99)
Northampton, 30.7, (69), 21.4, (48)
Stockton-on-Tees, 30.4, (60), 24.3, (48)
Pendle, 30.4, (28), 19.5, (18)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 30.0, (39), 43.1, (56)
Trafford, 29.9, (71), 46.3, (110)
Melton, 29.3, (15), 13.7, (7)
Slough, 28.8, (43), 50.8, (76)
Stockport, 28.6, (84), 21.1, (62)
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 28.4, (43), 36.3, (55)
Harrow, 28.3, (71), 35.0, (88)
Plymouth, 28.2, (74), 18.7, (49)
Brent, 28.2, (93), 25.8, (85)
Hart, 27.8, (27), 10.3, (10)
Wigan, 27.7, (91), 21.3, (70)
Oldham, 27.4, (65), 31.2, (74)
Gedling, 27.1, (32), 11.0, (13)
Fenland, 26.5, (27), 29.5, (30)
South Hams, 26.4, (23), 17.2, (15)
Herefordshire, 25.9, (50), 37.3, (72)
Oxford, 25.6, (39), 29.5, (45)
Broxtowe, 25.4, (29), 14.0, (16)
West Berkshire, 25.2, (40), 25.2, (40)
Uttlesford, 25.2, (23), 12.1, (11)
Great Yarmouth, 25.2, (25), 6.0, (6)
Kensington and Chelsea, 25.0, (39), 28.8, (45)
South Norfolk, 24.8, (35), 17.7, (25)
Coventry, 24.8, (92), 25.8, (96)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 24.7, (28), 14.1, (16)
Burnley, 24.7, (22), 27.0, (24)
Tameside, 24.7, (56), 26.0, (59)
East Lindsey, 24.7, (35), 21.2, (30)
Blaby, 24.6, (25), 27.6, (28)
South Kesteven, 24.6, (35), 24.6, (35)
Stoke-on-Trent, 24.6, (63), 34.3, (88)
North Warwickshire, 24.5, (16), 15.3, (10)
Newark and Sherwood, 24.5, (30), 18.0, (22)
Blackpool, 24.4, (34), 12.2, (17)
Chorley, 23.7, (28), 38.9, (46)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 23.4, (80), 29.0, (99)
Walsall, 23.1, (66), 24.5, (70)
North Tyneside, 23.1, (48), 19.2, (40)
Reading, 22.9, (37), 23.5, (38)
Westminster, 22.6, (59), 28.3, (74)
Three Rivers, 22.5, (21), 21.4, (20)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 22.3, (22), 18.3, (18)
Fylde, 22.3, (18), 6.2, (5)
Sandwell, 22.2, (73), 23.4, (77)
Rushmoor, 22.2, (21), 11.6, (11)
Wolverhampton, 21.3, (56), 20.5, (54)
East Northamptonshire, 21.2, (20), 20.1, (19)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 21.1, (32), 21.1, (32)
Craven, 21.0, (12), 19.3, (11)
Harlow, 20.7, (18), 18.4, (16)
Bury, 20.4, (39), 22.5, (43)
Adur, 20.2, (13), 15.6, (10)
Breckland, 20.0, (28), 12.9, (18)
Havant, 19.8, (25), 11.1, (14)
Thanet, 19.7, (28), 14.1, (20)
Darlington, 19.7, (21), 32.8, (35)
Wyre, 19.6, (22), 17.8, (20)
Dudley, 19.6, (63), 18.0, (58)
Rossendale, 19.6, (14), 21.0, (15)
Crawley, 19.6, (22), 14.2, (16)
Eastleigh, 19.5, (26), 14.2, (19)
Cambridge, 19.2, (24), 29.6, (37)
Mansfield, 19.2, (21), 36.6, (40)
Chelmsford, 19.1, (34), 15.7, (28)
Croydon, 18.9, (73), 18.6, (72)
Bassetlaw, 18.7, (22), 27.2, (32)
North East Derbyshire, 18.7, (19), 24.6, (25)
South Derbyshire, 18.6, (20), 14.0, (15)
Cherwell, 18.6, (28), 15.9, (24)
Norwich, 18.5, (26), 22.1, (31)
County Durham, 18.5, (98), 27.7, (147)
Tower Hamlets, 18.5, (60), 22.2, (72)
Hertsmere, 18.1, (19), 10.5, (11)
Ribble Valley, 18.1, (11), 13.1, (8)
Greenwich, 18.1, (52), 18.4, (53)
South Gloucestershire, 17.9, (51), 10.2, (29)
Milton Keynes, 17.8, (48), 18.2, (49)
West Lindsey, 17.8, (17), 24.0, (23)
Dartford, 17.8, (20), 14.2, (16)
Oadby and Wigston, 17.5, (10), 22.8, (13)
Derby, 17.5, (45), 18.3, (47)
Arun, 17.4, (28), 21.8, (35)
South Bucks, 17.1, (12), 11.4, (8)
North Kesteven, 17.1, (20), 18.8, (22)
Welwyn Hatfield, 17.1, (21), 16.3, (20)
Spelthorne, 17.0, (17), 17.0, (17)
Central Bedfordshire, 17.0, (49), 24.9, (72)
North East Lincolnshire, 16.9, (27), 13.8, (22)
Vale of White Horse, 16.9, (23), 17.6, (24)
Gravesham, 16.8, (18), 19.6, (21)
Richmondshire, 16.8, (9), 18.6, (10)
Birmingham, 16.6, (190), 18.2, (208)
Islington, 16.5, (40), 16.1, (39)
Mid Suffolk, 16.4, (17), 13.5, (14)
Daventry, 16.3, (14), 27.9, (24)
North Somerset, 16.3, (35), 12.1, (26)
South Ribble, 16.2, (18), 24.4, (27)
Bexley, 16.1, (40), 12.5, (31)
Dover, 16.1, (19), 18.6, (22)
Ipswich, 16.1, (22), 21.9, (30)
Cheshire East, 15.9, (61), 20.8, (80)
Kingston upon Thames, 15.8, (28), 15.8, (28)
Swindon, 15.8, (35), 35.6, (79)
Redbridge, 15.7, (48), 20.6, (63)
York, 15.7, (33), 19.9, (42)
Richmond upon Thames, 15.7, (31), 21.7, (43)
Haringey, 15.6, (42), 14.9, (40)
Camden, 15.6, (42), 11.5, (31)
Dacorum, 15.5, (24), 23.3, (36)
Barking and Dagenham, 15.5, (33), 22.1, (47)
Wandsworth, 15.5, (51), 18.5, (61)
Halton, 15.5, (20), 21.6, (28)
Swale, 15.3, (23), 12.0, (18)
Gosport, 15.3, (13), 17.7, (15)
Redcar and Cleveland, 15.3, (21), 15.3, (21)
Hastings, 15.1, (14), 18.3, (17)
Wiltshire, 15.0, (75), 16.8, (84)
Barnet, 14.9, (59), 15.7, (62)
Shropshire, 14.9, (48), 21.4, (69)
Brighton and Hove, 14.8, (43), 14.1, (41)
East Suffolk, 14.4, (36), 21.2, (53)
Wycombe, 14.3, (25), 16.0, (28)
St Albans, 14.1, (21), 7.4, (11)
Bromley, 14.1, (47), 15.9, (53)
Hackney and City of London, 14.1, (41), 16.8, (49)
Redditch, 14.1, (12), 16.4, (14)
Merton, 14.0, (29), 23.2, (48)
Aylesbury Vale, 14.0, (28), 21.1, (42)
Wokingham, 14.0, (24), 15.2, (26)
Northumberland, 14.0, (45), 17.7, (57)
Woking, 13.9, (14), 14.9, (15)
Hartlepool, 13.9, (13), 20.3, (19)
Gateshead, 13.9, (28), 14.8, (30)
Lambeth, 13.8, (45), 15.9, (52)
Stevenage, 13.7, (12), 22.8, (20)
Southwark, 13.5, (43), 17.3, (55)
Huntingdonshire, 13.5, (24), 17.4, (31)
Rushcliffe, 13.4, (16), 10.9, (13)
Lewisham, 13.4, (41), 12.8, (39)
East Cambridgeshire, 13.4, (12), 15.6, (14)
Colchester, 13.4, (26), 11.8, (23)
Canterbury, 13.3, (22), 14.5, (24)
St. Helens, 13.3, (24), 10.5, (19)
Knowsley, 13.3, (20), 11.9, (18)
Chichester, 13.2, (16), 22.3, (27)
Enfield, 13.2, (44), 13.5, (45)
Liverpool, 13.1, (65), 10.4, (52)
Portsmouth, 13.0, (28), 13.0, (28)
Tendring, 13.0, (19), 13.6, (20)
Solihull, 12.9, (28), 15.3, (33)
Charnwood, 12.9, (24), 25.8, (48)
Scarborough, 12.9, (14), 16.6, (18)
Maidstone, 12.8, (22), 14.0, (24)
Newham, 12.7, (45), 22.7, (80)
South Oxfordshire, 12.7, (18), 14.1, (20)
Waltham Forest, 12.6, (35), 14.8, (41)
South Tyneside, 12.6, (19), 14.6, (22)
East Staffordshire, 12.5, (15), 22.5, (27)
Rutland, 12.5, (5), 27.6, (11)
Warwick, 12.5, (18), 15.3, (22)
Tandridge, 12.5, (11), 15.9, (14)
Harrogate, 12.4, (20), 19.9, (32)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 12.4, (23), 26.5, (49)
North Norfolk, 12.4, (13), 14.3, (15)
Chesterfield, 12.4, (13), 13.3, (14)
Stafford, 12.4, (17), 10.2, (14)
Stratford-on-Avon, 12.3, (16), 13.8, (18)
Bracknell Forest, 12.2, (15), 20.4, (25)
Guildford, 12.1, (18), 20.1, (30)
Cheltenham, 12.0, (14), 7.7, (9)
Warrington, 11.9, (25), 24.3, (51)
Waverley, 11.9, (15), 26.1, (33)
Stroud, 11.7, (14), 13.3, (16)
Sutton, 11.6, (24), 19.9, (41)
North West Leicestershire, 11.6, (12), 13.5, (14)
Medway, 11.5, (32), 12.2, (34)
Southend-on-Sea, 11.5, (21), 10.4, (19)
Lichfield, 11.5, (12), 7.6, (8)
East Hampshire, 11.4, (14), 13.9, (17)
Epping Forest, 11.4, (15), 8.4, (11)
Tonbridge and Malling, 11.4, (15), 11.4, (15)
Mendip, 11.2, (13), 6.1, (7)
Surrey Heath, 11.2, (10), 10.1, (9)
Telford and Wrekin, 11.1, (20), 26.1, (47)
Torbay, 11.0, (15), 9.5, (13)
Elmbridge, 11.0, (15), 22.7, (31)
Tunbridge Wells, 10.9, (13), 13.5, (16)
Cannock Chase, 10.9, (11), 9.9, (10)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 10.9, (43), 15.9, (63)
Worcester, 10.9, (11), 15.8, (16)
Babergh, 10.9, (10), 9.8, (9)
Bath and North East Somerset, 10.9, (21), 11.9, (23)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10.8, (14), 13.1, (17)
Reigate and Banstead, 10.8, (16), 16.8, (25)
North Hertfordshire, 10.5, (14), 18.0, (24)
Rother, 10.4, (10), 6.2, (6)
Bristol, 10.4, (48), 11.9, (55)
Havering, 10.0, (26), 12.3, (32)
East Hertfordshire, 10.0, (15), 12.7, (19)
New Forest, 10.0, (18), 10.6, (19)
Wirral, 9.9, (32), 11.1, (36)
Mid Devon, 9.7, (8), 17.0, (14)
Somerset West and Taunton, 9.7, (15), 9.7, (15)
Test Valley, 9.5, (12), 21.4, (27)
Tewkesbury, 9.5, (9), 6.3, (6)
Cheshire West and Chester, 9.3, (32), 11.7, (40)
Ashford, 9.2, (12), 12.3, (16)
Isle of Wight, 9.2, (13), 12.0, (17)
Mole Valley, 9.2, (8), 9.2, (8)
Tamworth, 9.1, (7), 19.6, (15)
Sevenoaks, 9.1, (11), 22.4, (27)
Brentwood, 9.1, (7), 5.2, (4)
Horsham, 9.0, (13), 7.6, (11)
West Oxfordshire, 9.0, (10), 10.8, (12)
Ryedale, 9.0, (5), 25.3, (14)
West Devon, 9.0, (5), 9.0, (5)
Barrow-in-Furness, 8.9, (6), 10.4, (7)
Runnymede, 8.9, (8), 12.3, (11)
Hambleton, 8.7, (8), 19.7, (18)
Ashfield, 8.6, (11), 13.3, (17)
North Devon, 8.2, (8), 15.4, (15)
Teignbridge, 8.2, (11), 11.2, (15)
Thurrock, 8.0, (14), 14.3, (25)
Winchester, 8.0, (10), 11.2, (14)
South Staffordshire, 8.0, (9), 22.2, (25)
Mid Sussex, 7.9, (12), 11.3, (17)
Basingstoke and Deane, 7.9, (14), 17.0, (30)
Wyre Forest, 7.9, (8), 8.9, (9)
West Lancashire, 7.9, (9), 13.1, (15)
Wychavon, 7.7, (10), 4.6, (6)
Broadland, 7.6, (10), 7.6, (10)
South Cambridgeshire, 7.5, (12), 18.2, (29)
East Devon, 7.5, (11), 10.3, (15)
Dorset, 7.4, (28), 9.0, (34)
Worthing, 7.2, (8), 13.6, (15)
Sunderland, 7.2, (20), 18.7, (52)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 7.2, (41), 8.4, (48)
Gloucester, 7.0, (9), 11.6, (15)
Basildon, 6.9, (13), 12.8, (24)
Rochford, 6.9, (6), 6.9, (6)
Wealden, 6.8, (11), 10.5, (17)
Braintree, 6.6, (10), 11.1, (17)
South Somerset, 6.5, (11), 11.9, (20)
Epsom and Ewell, 6.2, (5), 16.1, (13)
Folkestone and Hythe, 6.2, (7), 11.5, (13)
Broxbourne, 6.2, (6), 16.4, (16)
Exeter, 6.1, (8), 18.3, (24)
Fareham, 6.0, (7), 17.2, (20)
Bromsgrove, 6.0, (6), 14.0, (14)
Torridge, 5.9, (4), 13.2, (9)
Lewes, 5.8, (6), 6.8, (7)
Forest of Dean, 5.8, (5), 11.5, (10)
South Lakeland, 5.7, (6), 14.3, (15)
Eden, 5.6, (3), 3.8, (2)
Cotswold, 5.6, (5), 16.7, (15)
Derbyshire Dales, 5.5, (4), 11.1, (8)
Carlisle, 5.5, (6), 9.2, (10)
Chiltern, 5.2, (5), 20.8, (20)
Malvern Hills, 5.1, (4), 11.4, (9)
Bolsover, 5.0, (4), 18.6, (15)
Eastbourne, 4.8, (5), 9.6, (10)
Amber Valley, 4.7, (6), 10.1, (13)
Maldon, 4.6, (3), 6.2, (4)
Copeland, 4.4, (3), 7.3, (5)
Castle Point, 1.1, (1), 6.6, (6)
Allerdale, 1.0, (1), 3.1, (3)