FOLLOWING Cheshire’s rise to Tier 4 for Covid restrictions and the start of the third lockdown, infection rates are starting to fall in the county.

That is the pattern which has emerged throughout the past week in Cheshire East and West – and it can be seen in the latest local figures for Knutsford, Wilmslow and some areas of mid Cheshire.

The latest local figures from Public Health England cover the seven days up to January 10 – the first week of the current lockdown.

The figures are broken down into geographical areas called ‘middle super output areas’, and the map below shows where Covid is most prevalent, with areas shaded dark purple the hardest hit.

Northwich Guardian:

Infection rates had soared to some of their highest levels to date earlier this month, with Alderley Edge and Chelford hitting 930.2 per 100,000 people, but that rate has fallen to 483.2 after a week.

All areas of Knutsford and Wilmslow have seen their infection rates fall in the latest weekly figures – although the figures are still among the highest in Cheshire in some areas.

Most of Northwich has also seen its infection rates fall too – but Hartford and Kingsmead has seen the biggest increase in Covid rate over the past week, while much of Winsford and Middlewich have also seen numbers head in the wrong direction.

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Below is the data in full, including the infection rate per 100,000 people for the week up to January 10 and the case number in brackets, followed by the figures for the week up to January 3.

Areas highlighted in bold have seen their weekly infection rates rise.

KNUTSFORD AND WILMSLOW

Fulshaw Park and Lindow – 484.1 (35) ; 553.3 (40)

Alderley Edge and Chelford – 483.2 (40) ; 930.2 (77)

Mobberley, Plumley and High Legh – 459.6  (55) ; 685.2 (82)

Knutsford South and Bexton – 431.9 (29) ; 685 (46)

Knutsford North – 423.2 (27) ; 846.4 (54)

Wilmslow Town – 370.9 (26) ; 656.2 (46)

Handforth and Dean Row – 349.6 (38) ; 533.6 (58)

Holmes Chapel – 322.4 (20) ; 386.9 (24)

Cranage and Goostrey – 221.7 (15) ; 399.1 (27)

Lacey Green and Wilmslow Park – 181.7 (12) ; 681.5 (45)

NORTHWICH

Lostock and Wincham – 445.7 (39) ; 365.7 (32)

Davenham and Moulton – 417.5 (25) ; 300.6 (18)

Hartford and Kingsmead – 373.8 (40) ; 233.6 (25)

Greenbank – 357.6 (21) ; 340.5 (20)

Sandiway – 306.4 (26) ; 530.2 (45)

Weaverham – 256.9 (16) ; 321.2 (20)

Comberbach, Acton Bridge and Whitley – 223.8 (14) ; 527.5 (33)

Rudheath West and Leftwich – 215.2 (20) ; 376.7 (35)

Northwich Central and Winnington – 196.1 (17) ; 311.4 (27)

Barnton – 163.8 (nine) ; 291.2 (16)

WINSFORD AND MIDDLEWICH

Middlewich West – 458 (28) ; 310.8 (19)

Middlewich East – 449 (36) ; 336.8 (27)

Winsford North – 415.9 (27) ; 261.9 (17)

Winsford Glebe Green – 400.7 (26) ; 477.8 (31)

Winsford Central – 319 (20) ; 287.1 (18)

Wharton – 276.3 (18) ; 276.3 (18)

Winsford Over – 220.3 (13) ; 203.4 (12)