Infection rate in the seven days up to November 4: 723.5 people per 100,000Infection rate in the seven days up to November 4: 723.5 people per 100,000
Infection rate in the seven days up to November 4: 723.5 people per 100,000

Is Lancashire turning a corner? Coronavirus rates falling as lockdown restrictions having an impact

We may still have some of the highest rates of Covid-19 infections in the country - but there are signs the worst of the second wave may be behind us in Lancashire.

While it is too soon to see the effects of the current national lockdown, which began last week, there are promising signs that the county's move to tier three restrictions helped to slow the surge in new cases.

The infection rate in Lancashire - which looks at the number of infections per 100,000 people in the most recent seven-day period - remains well above anything recording during the first wave, although that will be at least in part due to vastly increased testing.

And as these graphs show, some areas are doing a better job than others of getting things under control, but across the board infection rates have been falling since peaking on October 23. However, there remains work to be done, with the county recording more than 800 new cases in 24 hours yesterday (Saturday November 7).

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