Covid is retreating in nearly two thirds of England's towns and cities, latest data shows - as Boris Johnson prepares to give an update on plans to unlock the country next month.
Encouraging figures reveal that 64 per cent of places saw infection rates drop in the seven days to Monday.
But the number of new cases is going up in the country's worst hotspots, with Bolton, Blackburn and Bedford among the local authority areas where the coronavirus rate is rising.
Public Health England data shows that 97 of 315 areas saw an increase in people testing positive compared to the previous week, while 202 recorded a fall.
The rate remained unchanged in 16 places.
In the past seven days there have been 16,743 confirmed infections across the UK, the Department of Health said - a 6.1 per cent increase on the previous week.
A further nine deaths were announced, bringing the number of fatalities since the start of the pandemic to 127,710.
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The Prime Minister today said the UK still needed to be "cautious" in unlocking the UK from restrictions - but saw nothing in the data that would suggest "deviating" from his plan to lift restrictions on June 21.
He had previously warned that the Indian variant, thought to be behind the high case numbers in England's hotspots, could derail the easing of Covid rules.
And he said he would give "as much information" as possible by the end of the month - which suggests an announcement next week.
He said: "We will let people know as much as we possibly can by the end of the month, about weddings for instance, all the details we'll try and let people know by the end of the month exactly where we think we will be on June 21 - step 4."
He added: "But at the moment I can't see anything that makes me think we're going to have to deviate from the roadmap - though clearly we must remain cautious in our approach."
The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are:
- Bolton (up from 225.0 to 384.6)
- Blackburn with Darwen (108.2 to 187.0)
- Bedford (102.7 to 142.0)
- Bury (18.8 to 46.1)
- North Tyneside (25.0 to 51.5)
The coronavirus R rate in England has risen slightly to 0.9-1.1 amid fears sparked by the spread of the Indian variant.
R represents the average number of people each Covid-19 positive person goes on to infect.
The latest figures from government advisory body SAGE mean that on average every 10 people infected with Covid-19 will go on to infect between 9 and 11 others.
They also suggest that the number of new cases is fairly flat - dropping by up to 2% each day or increasing by a maximum of 1%.
Latest infection rates across England
Figures show - rate of new cases in the seven days to May 17; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 17 rate of new cases the previous seven days; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the previous seven days
Bolton, 384.6, (1106), 225.0, (647)
Blackburn with Darwen, 187.0, (280), 108.2, (162)
Bedford, 142.0, (246), 102.7, (178)
Kirklees, 80.0, (352), 60.7, (267)
Burnley, 58.5, (52), 45.0, (40)
Hyndburn, 51.8, (42), 39.5, (32)
North Tyneside, 51.5, (107), 25.0, (52)
Hounslow, 50.8, (138), 53.4, (145)
Leicester, 49.7, (176), 47.1, (167)
Selby, 47.5, (43), 68.4, (62)
Chorley, 47.4, (56), 33.0, (39)
Bury, 46.1, (88), 18.8, (36)
Preston, 44.7, (64), 37.0, (53)
Calderdale, 44.5, (94), 36.4, (77)
Rochdale, 43.6, (97), 46.3, (103)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 43.3, (131), 44.6, (135)
Pendle, 42.3, (39), 36.9, (34)
Luton, 42.2, (90), 29.1, (62)
Bradford, 42.2, (228), 42.6, (230)
Manchester, 41.8, (231), 45.2, (250)
Trafford, 41.7, (99), 27.8, (66)
Boston, 41.3, (29), 38.5, (27)
South Holland, 41.0, (39), 40.0, (38)
Rossendale, 40.6, (29), 21.0, (15)
Leeds, 39.5, (313), 50.3, (399)
Worcester, 37.5, (38), 16.8, (17)
Erewash, 37.3, (43), 156.0, (180)
Central Bedfordshire, 36.7, (106), 17.3, (50)
High Peak, 36.7, (34), 39.9, (37)
Sheffield, 36.4, (213), 48.7, (285)
Hillingdon, 35.2, (108), 40.4, (124)
Doncaster, 34.9, (109), 40.1, (125)
West Berkshire, 34.1, (54), 22.7, (36)
Ealing, 33.1, (113), 41.0, (140)
Wigan, 32.9, (108), 30.7, (101)
Middlesbrough, 31.9, (45), 51.8, (73)
Broxtowe, 31.6, (36), 22.8, (26)
Kingston upon Thames, 31.5, (56), 22.0, (39)
Wakefield, 31.0, (108), 43.6, (152)
Reading, 30.9, (50), 18.5, (30)
Barnsley, 30.8, (76), 49.0, (121)
Lambeth, 30.1, (98), 15.9, (52)
Canterbury, 29.0, (48), 7.9, (13)
Watford, 29.0, (28), 46.6, (45)
Harrow, 28.7, (72), 26.3, (66)
Croydon, 28.4, (110), 24.6, (95)
North Lincolnshire, 28.4, (49), 47.0, (81)
Hart, 27.8, (27), 25.8, (25)
Newark and Sherwood, 27.8, (34), 31.0, (38)
Corby, 27.7, (20), 49.8, (36)
Wellingborough, 27.6, (22), 46.4, (37)
Portsmouth, 26.1, (56), 8.4, (18)
Peterborough, 25.7, (52), 34.1, (69)
Greenwich, 25.7, (74), 21.5, (62)
Gedling, 25.4, (30), 29.7, (35)
Stockport, 25.2, (74), 34.4, (101)
Lincoln, 25.2, (25), 34.2, (34)
Salford, 25.1, (65), 30.5, (79)
Bassetlaw, 24.7, (29), 18.7, (22)
Sefton, 24.6, (68), 54.6, (151)
Ashfield, 24.2, (31), 14.9, (19)
Mid Suffolk, 24.1, (25), 12.5, (13)
Rugby, 23.9, (26), 34.9, (38)
Three Rivers, 23.6, (22), 22.5, (21)
Slough, 22.7, (34), 26.7, (40)
Rotherham, 22.6, (60), 40.3, (107)
Tameside, 22.5, (51), 33.6, (76)
Stoke-on-Trent, 22.2, (57), 22.6, (58)
Blackpool, 22.2, (31), 33.0, (46)
Rushmoor, 22.2, (21), 32.8, (31)
Oldham, 21.9, (52), 25.7, (61)
Nottingham, 21.9, (73), 38.4, (128)
Milton Keynes, 21.5, (58), 22.3, (60)
West Suffolk, 21.2, (38), 29.0, (52)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 21.1, (39), 15.7, (29)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 20.8, (71), 23.4, (80)
South Ribble, 20.8, (23), 20.8, (23)
Herefordshire, 20.7, (40), 22.3, (43)
South Hams, 20.7, (18), 19.5, (17)
Brent, 20.6, (68), 29.7, (98)
Cheshire East, 20.6, (79), 14.6, (56)
Dudley, 20.5, (66), 22.1, (71)
Mansfield, 20.1, (22), 27.4, (30)
Lewisham, 19.6, (60), 12.8, (39)
Southampton, 19.4, (49), 33.7, (85)
Coventry, 19.4, (72), 23.7, (88)
Sandwell, 19.2, (63), 22.2, (73)
Stroud, 19.2, (23), 13.3, (16)
Hertsmere, 19.1, (20), 19.1, (20)
East Lindsey, 19.1, (27), 22.6, (32)
South Northamptonshire, 19.0, (18), 42.3, (40)
Haringey, 19.0, (51), 14.9, (40)
Stockton-on-Tees, 18.7, (37), 26.9, (53)
Kettering, 18.7, (19), 31.4, (32)
Bromley, 18.7, (62), 13.2, (44)
South Bucks, 18.6, (13), 15.7, (11)
Rushcliffe, 18.5, (22), 16.8, (20)
Lancaster, 17.8, (26), 37.7, (55)
St. Helens, 17.7, (32), 15.0, (27)
Melton, 17.6, (9), 52.7, (27)
Rutland, 17.5, (7), 17.5, (7)
Brighton and Hove, 17.2, (50), 16.2, (47)
Swindon, 17.1, (38), 15.8, (35)
East Northamptonshire, 16.9, (16), 26.4, (25)
Woking, 16.9, (17), 7.9, (8)
Birmingham, 16.6, (189), 18.0, (205)
Ribble Valley, 16.4, (10), 16.4, (10)
Epsom and Ewell, 16.1, (13), 11.2, (9)
Harborough, 16.0, (15), 48.0, (45)
Oadby and Wigston, 15.8, (9), 15.8, (9)
Bristol, 15.8, (73), 12.1, (56)
Westminster, 15.7, (41), 25.6, (67)
Solihull, 15.3, (33), 12.0, (26)
Malvern Hills, 15.2, (12), 5.1, (4)
South Tyneside, 15.2, (23), 14.6, (22)
Cambridge, 15.2, (19), 16.0, (20)
Wokingham, 15.2, (26), 14.6, (25)
Wyre, 15.2, (17), 20.5, (23)
Hull, 15.0, (39), 27.7, (72)
Bath and North East Somerset, 15.0, (29), 11.9, (23)
Enfield, 15.0, (50), 14.4, (48)
Gateshead, 14.8, (30), 11.9, (24)
Kensington and Chelsea, 14.7, (23), 24.3, (38)
Huntingdonshire, 14.6, (26), 11.8, (21)
Wandsworth, 14.6, (48), 17.3, (57)
Aylesbury Vale, 14.5, (29), 12.5, (25)
Sutton, 14.5, (30), 11.1, (23)
North West Leicestershire, 14.5, (15), 5.8, (6)
North East Lincolnshire, 14.4, (23), 13.2, (21)
Tonbridge and Malling, 14.4, (19), 6.1, (8)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 14.1, (16), 20.3, (23)
Spelthorne, 14.0, (14), 16.0, (16)
Walsall, 14.0, (40), 17.5, (50)
Swale, 14.0, (21), 11.3, (17)
Cannock Chase, 13.9, (14), 6.0, (6)
Newham, 13.9, (49), 9.9, (35)
Blaby, 13.8, (14), 16.7, (17)
Bexley, 13.7, (34), 12.1, (30)
West Oxfordshire, 13.6, (15), 6.3, (7)
Broxbourne, 13.4, (13), 6.2, (6)
Northumberland, 13.3, (43), 16.1, (52)
York, 13.3, (28), 15.2, (32)
Cherwell, 13.3, (20), 14.6, (22)
Redditch, 12.9, (11), 10.6, (9)
Norwich, 12.8, (18), 17.1, (24)
Eastleigh, 12.7, (17), 17.2, (23)
Waltham Forest, 12.6, (35), 14.8, (41)
Redbridge, 12.4, (38), 17.4, (53)
Adur, 12.4, (8), 17.1, (11)
Harrogate, 12.4, (20), 15.5, (25)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 12.3, (16), 22.3, (29)
Southwark, 12.2, (39), 11.3, (36)
Sedgemoor, 12.2, (15), 25.2, (31)
St Albans, 12.1, (18), 14.1, (21)
Uttlesford, 12.1, (11), 27.4, (25)
Barnet, 11.9, (47), 16.9, (67)
Wolverhampton, 11.8, (31), 20.1, (53)
Elmbridge, 11.7, (16), 11.0, (15)
Stafford, 11.7, (16), 13.1, (18)
Daventry, 11.6, (10), 16.3, (14)
Richmond upon Thames, 11.6, (23), 15.7, (31)
Halton, 11.6, (15), 14.7, (19)
Crawley, 11.6, (13), 23.1, (26)
County Durham, 11.5, (61), 14.0, (74)
South Lakeland, 11.4, (12), 9.5, (10)
West Lancashire, 11.4, (13), 11.4, (13)
South Kesteven, 11.2, (16), 16.1, (23)
Gravesham, 11.2, (12), 9.4, (10)
Northampton, 11.1, (25), 28.9, (65)
Havant, 11.1, (14), 18.2, (23)
Waverley, 11.1, (14), 6.3, (8)
Derbyshire Dales, 11.1, (8), 4.1, (3)
Scarborough, 11.0, (12), 11.0, (12)
Dacorum, 11.0, (17), 14.9, (23)
Redcar and Cleveland, 10.9, (15), 16.8, (23)
Southend-on-Sea, 10.9, (20), 9.8, (18)
Tower Hamlets, 10.8, (35), 23.1, (75)
North Warwickshire, 10.7, (7), 16.9, (11)
Arun, 10.6, (17), 16.8, (27)
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 10.6, (16), 30.4, (46)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 10.6, (16), 16.5, (25)
Telford and Wrekin, 10.6, (19), 11.1, (20)
Lichfield, 10.5, (11), 9.5, (10)
Islington, 10.3, (25), 17.3, (42)
North Devon, 10.3, (10), 6.2, (6)
Charnwood, 10.2, (19), 11.3, (21)
Merton, 10.2, (21), 16.5, (34)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 10.2, (10), 14.2, (14)
Basildon, 10.1, (19), 10.1, (19)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10.0, (13), 8.5, (11)
South Norfolk, 9.9, (14), 16.3, (23)
Plymouth, 9.9, (26), 23.7, (62)
Epping Forest, 9.9, (13), 7.6, (10)
Welwyn Hatfield, 9.8, (12), 13.0, (16)
Lewes, 9.7, (10), 8.7, (9)
Hackney and City of London, 9.6, (28), 14.8, (43)
Hartlepool, 9.6, (9), 14.9, (14)
Warrington, 9.5, (20), 11.9, (25)
Test Valley, 9.5, (12), 7.1, (9)
Barking and Dagenham, 9.4, (20), 21.6, (46)
Eden, 9.4, (5), 5.6, (3)
Rother, 9.4, (9), 5.2, (5)
East Staffordshire, 9.2, (11), 15.9, (19)
Camden, 8.9, (24), 16.7, (45)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 8.9, (35), 10.4, (41)
Copeland, 8.8, (6), 11.7, (8)
South Gloucestershire, 8.8, (25), 14.0, (40)
Craven, 8.8, (5), 14.0, (8)
Reigate and Banstead, 8.7, (13), 8.7, (13)
Guildford, 8.7, (13), 9.4, (14)
Fylde, 8.7, (7), 18.6, (15)
Fareham, 8.6, (10), 7.7, (9)
Breckland, 8.6, (12), 19.3, (27)
Oxford, 8.5, (13), 16.4, (25)
Mid Devon, 8.5, (7), 4.9, (4)
Thanet, 8.5, (12), 29.6, (42)
South Derbyshire, 8.4, (9), 19.6, (21)
Chichester, 8.3, (10), 14.0, (17)
Derby, 8.2, (21), 17.9, (46)
Havering, 8.1, (21), 13.9, (36)
Great Yarmouth, 8.1, (8), 25.2, (25)
Ipswich, 8.0, (11), 10.2, (14)
South Staffordshire, 8.0, (9), 7.1, (8)
Dartford, 8.0, (9), 16.0, (18)
Tandridge, 7.9, (7), 11.3, (10)
North East Derbyshire, 7.9, (8), 22.7, (23)
Fenland, 7.9, (8), 20.6, (21)
Tamworth, 7.8, (6), 9.1, (7)
Cotswold, 7.8, (7), 7.8, (7)
Maldon, 7.7, (5), 6.2, (4)
Stratford-on-Avon, 7.7, (10), 10.0, (13)
Broadland, 7.6, (10), 8.4, (11)
Liverpool, 7.6, (38), 13.7, (68)
Babergh, 7.6, (7), 10.9, (10)
Wiltshire, 7.6, (38), 14.0, (70)
Tunbridge Wells, 7.6, (9), 8.4, (10)
Maidstone, 7.6, (13), 8.1, (14)
Sunderland, 7.6, (21), 13.0, (36)
South Cambridgeshire, 7.5, (12), 8.8, (14)
Medway, 7.5, (21), 9.3, (26)
North Hertfordshire, 7.5, (10), 7.5, (10)
Barrow-in-Furness, 7.5, (5), 10.4, (7)
Richmondshire, 7.4, (4), 18.6, (10)
Shropshire, 7.4, (24), 13.6, (44)
Worthing, 7.2, (8), 7.2, (8)
Somerset West and Taunton, 7.1, (11), 8.4, (13)
Gosport, 7.1, (6), 14.1, (12)
Cheshire West and Chester, 7.0, (24), 10.8, (37)
Gloucester, 7.0, (9), 3.9, (5)
Wychavon, 7.0, (9), 7.0, (9)
Harlow, 6.9, (6), 16.1, (14)
Wycombe, 6.9, (12), 12.0, (21)
North Kesteven, 6.8, (8), 16.3, (19)
Stevenage, 6.8, (6), 15.9, (14)
Colchester, 6.7, (13), 18.0, (35)
Chesterfield, 6.7, (7), 14.3, (15)
New Forest, 6.7, (12), 7.2, (13)
Castle Point, 6.6, (6), 3.3, (3)
Knowsley, 6.6, (10), 14.6, (22)
Sevenoaks, 6.6, (8), 5.0, (6)
Torbay, 6.6, (9), 12.5, (17)
Braintree, 6.6, (10), 8.5, (13)
Hambleton, 6.6, (6), 10.9, (10)
East Hampshire, 6.5, (8), 11.4, (14)
Bracknell Forest, 6.5, (8), 15.5, (19)
Isle of Wight, 6.3, (9), 8.5, (12)
Thurrock, 6.3, (11), 11.5, (20)
West Lindsey, 6.3, (6), 15.7, (15)
Chiltern, 6.3, (6), 16.7, (16)
Tendring, 6.1, (9), 15.7, (23)
Cheltenham, 6.0, (7), 10.3, (12)
East Suffolk, 6.0, (15), 10.8, (27)
Bromsgrove, 6.0, (6), 5.0, (5)
Teignbridge, 6.0, (8), 8.2, (11)
Wyre Forest, 5.9, (6), 9.9, (10)
Vale of White Horse, 5.9, (8), 11.8, (16)
Wirral, 5.9, (19), 9.6, (31)
Forest of Dean, 5.8, (5), 4.6, (4)
Basingstoke and Deane, 5.7, (10), 4.0, (7)
Darlington, 5.6, (6), 17.8, (19)
Warwick, 5.6, (8), 9.0, (13)
Horsham, 5.6, (8), 7.0, (10)
East Devon, 5.5, (8), 8.2, (12)
Ashford, 5.4, (7), 13.8, (18)
West Devon, 5.4, (3), 14.3, (8)
East Hertfordshire, 5.3, (8), 6.7, (10)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 5.2, (30), 5.6, (32)
Brentwood, 5.2, (4), 5.2, (4)
North Somerset, 5.1, (11), 13.5, (29)
Allerdale, 5.1, (5), 2.0, (2)
Chelmsford, 5.0, (9), 14.6, (26)
Winchester, 4.8, (6), 4.8, (6)
Mole Valley, 4.6, (4), 8.0, (7)
Rochford, 4.6, (4), 8.0, (7)
Exeter, 4.6, (6), 5.3, (7)
Dorset, 4.5, (17), 7.1, (27)
East Cambridgeshire, 4.5, (4), 12.2, (11)
Folkestone and Hythe, 4.4, (5), 9.7, (11)
Mendip, 4.3, (5), 12.1, (14)
Amber Valley, 3.9, (5), 4.7, (6)
North Norfolk, 3.8, (4), 13.4, (14)
Bolsover, 3.7, (3), 5.0, (4)
Wealden, 3.7, (6), 6.2, (10)
Carlisle, 3.7, (4), 4.6, (5)
South Oxfordshire, 3.5, (5), 13.4, (19)
Surrey Heath, 3.4, (3), 12.3, (11)
Torridge, 2.9, (2), 5.9, (4)
Mid Sussex, 2.6, (4), 6.0, (9)
South Somerset, 2.4, (4), 6.5, (11)
Ryedale, 1.8, (1), 3.6, (2)
Dover, 1.7, (2), 10.2, (12)
Runnymede, 1.1, (1), 8.9, (8)
Hastings, 1.1, (1), 4.3, (4)
Tewkesbury, 1.1, (1), 7.4, (7)
Eastbourne, 1.0, (1), 1.0, (1)
