Covid infection rates are rising in 68 per cent of areas across England, figures show - as questions remain over unlocking on June 21.
Of the 315 local regions across the country, 213 have seen an increase for the seven days to May 29.
In the same time period, 92 - or 29 per cent - have seen a fall, while 10 (three per cent) remain unchanged.
Some scientists are urging the Government to delay the lifting of lockdown measures in England in 19 days over Indian variant fears.
But others have called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to continue as planned - with zero deaths recorded on June 1.
Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire continues to have the highest rate, with 653 new cases in the seven days to May 29.
This is the equivalent of 436.2 cases per 100,000 people, according to the PA news agency, and is up from 314.0 in the week before.
Bolton in Greater Manchester has the second highest rate, down from 450.7 to 371.8, with 1,069 new cases.
Rossendale in Lancashire has the third highest, up from 138.5 to 312.0, with 223 new cases.
Five areas with biggest week-on-week rises:
- Rossendale (up from 138.5 to 312.0)
- Blackburn with Darwen (314.0 to 436.2)
- Ribble Valley (29.6 to 151.1)
- Hyndburn (80.2 to 196.2)
- Salford (41.3 to 123.2)
The full list of areas, as seen below, has been calculated based on Public Health England data.
This was published on June 2 on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.
Full list
From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 29; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 29; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 22; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 22.
Blackburn with Darwen, 436.2, (653), 314.0, (470)
Bolton, 371.8, (1069), 450.7, (1296)
Rossendale, 312.0, (223), 138.5, (99)
Hyndburn, 196.2, (159), 80.2, (65)
Bedford, 157.5, (273), 202.0, (350)
Ribble Valley, 151.1, (92), 29.6, (18)
Preston, 134.8, (193), 57.3, (82)
Burnley, 126.0, (112), 85.5, (76)
Manchester, 125.3, (693), 66.4, (367)
Salford, 123.2, (319), 41.3, (107)
Bury, 123.0, (235), 65.4, (125)
Kirklees, 117.1, (515), 108.5, (477)
South Ribble, 112.8, (125), 31.6, (35)
Pendle, 101.0, (93), 48.9, (45)
Chorley, 95.6, (113), 55.0, (65)
Rochdale, 93.1, (207), 52.2, (116)
Fylde, 86.7, (70), 22.3, (18)
Wigan, 85.5, (281), 46.9, (154)
Reading, 82.2, (133), 45.1, (73)
Reigate and Banstead, 81.3, (121), 30.3, (45)
Watford, 80.8, (78), 38.3, (37)
Kingston upon Thames, 80.6, (143), 39.4, (70)
Leicester, 80.2, (284), 63.2, (224)
Stockport, 80.1, (235), 20.8, (61)
Luton, 77.4, (165), 45.5, (97)
Oldham, 75.5, (179), 33.3, (79)
Trafford, 73.3, (174), 53.5, (127)
Slough, 65.5, (98), 33.4, (50)
North Tyneside, 64.0, (133), 56.3, (117)
Tameside, 57.8, (131), 23.4, (53)
Charnwood, 57.0, (106), 16.1, (30)
Blaby, 56.1, (57), 14.8, (15)
Rushmoor, 56.0, (53), 25.4, (24)
High Peak, 55.0, (51), 36.7, (34)
Hounslow, 54.5, (148), 53.0, (144)
Lambeth, 54.0, (176), 45.7, (149)
Bracknell Forest, 53.0, (65), 8.2, (10)
Wokingham, 52.6, (90), 32.7, (56)
Bradford, 51.7, (279), 57.6, (311)
Cheshire East, 49.7, (191), 15.1, (58)
Calderdale, 48.2, (102), 52.0, (110)
Wakefield, 48.2, (168), 37.0, (129)
Epsom and Ewell, 47.1, (38), 12.4, (10)
Croydon, 46.5, (180), 38.5, (149)
Three Rivers, 45.0, (42), 22.5, (21)
Hillingdon, 45.0, (138), 53.1, (163)
Ealing, 44.8, (153), 45.6, (156)
Leeds, 44.6, (354), 38.8, (308)
Wellingborough, 43.9, (35), 40.1, (32)
Blackpool, 43.0, (60), 18.6, (26)
Birmingham, 43.0, (491), 24.4, (279)
Central Bedfordshire, 42.3, (122), 38.1, (110)
Newcastle upon Tyne, 40.3, (122), 45.2, (137)
Worcester, 39.5, (40), 51.4, (52)
Merton, 38.2, (79), 12.6, (26)
Gateshead, 37.6, (76), 14.8, (30)
Corby, 37.4, (27), 20.8, (15)
Bromley, 37.0, (123), 23.5, (78)
Surrey Heath, 37.0, (33), 6.7, (6)
Milton Keynes, 36.7, (99), 22.3, (60)
Greenwich, 36.5, (105), 27.1, (78)
Dartford, 36.4, (41), 14.2, (16)
South Oxfordshire, 35.2, (50), 4.9, (7)
Brent, 35.2, (116), 25.2, (83)
Walsall, 35.0, (100), 19.6, (56)
Lancaster, 34.9, (51), 19.9, (29)
South Holland, 34.7, (33), 32.6, (31)
Spelthorne, 33.1, (33), 16.0, (16)
Harrow, 33.0, (83), 21.5, (54)
Stevenage, 33.0, (29), 17.1, (15)
Staffordshire Moorlands, 32.5, (32), 8.1, (8)
Hart, 31.9, (31), 16.5, (16)
Kensington and Chelsea, 31.4, (49), 21.1, (33)
Melton, 31.2, (16), 15.6, (8)
Cheshire West and Chester, 31.2, (107), 5.0, (17)
Oxford, 30.8, (47), 8.5, (13)
East Northamptonshire, 30.7, (29), 23.3, (22)
Westminster, 29.8, (78), 19.1, (50)
Mole Valley, 29.8, (26), 4.6, (4)
Wycombe, 29.8, (52), 12.6, (22)
Gloucester, 29.4, (38), 25.6, (33)
Redditch, 29.3, (25), 15.2, (13)
South Tyneside, 29.1, (44), 12.6, (19)
West Berkshire, 29.0, (46), 30.3, (48)
Portsmouth, 28.8, (62), 32.1, (69)
Barnsley, 28.8, (71), 30.4, (75)
Vale of White Horse, 28.7, (39), 5.1, (7)
Hammersmith and Fulham, 28.6, (53), 22.7, (42)
Newark and Sherwood, 28.6, (35), 27.8, (34)
Southwark, 28.5, (91), 10.0, (32)
Nuneaton and Bedworth, 28.5, (37), 17.7, (23)
Sheffield, 27.4, (160), 34.0, (199)
Boston, 27.1, (19), 47.0, (33)
North West Leicestershire, 27.0, (28), 24.1, (25)
Wandsworth, 27.0, (89), 17.0, (56)
Waltham Forest, 26.7, (74), 15.2, (42)
Breckland, 26.4, (37), 20.0, (28)
Rotherham, 26.4, (70), 22.6, (60)
Sutton, 26.2, (54), 13.6, (28)
Dudley, 25.8, (83), 19.0, (61)
Lewisham, 25.5, (78), 11.8, (36)
Newham, 25.5, (90), 18.4, (65)
Medway, 25.1, (70), 10.4, (29)
Wyre, 25.0, (28), 9.8, (11)
Canterbury, 24.8, (41), 35.1, (58)
Hinckley and Bosworth, 24.7, (28), 10.6, (12)
York, 24.7, (52), 14.7, (31)
Haringey, 24.2, (65), 17.1, (46)
Bristol, 24.2, (112), 18.3, (85)
Middlesbrough, 24.1, (34), 27.0, (38)
Scarborough, 23.9, (26), 9.2, (10)
Woking, 23.8, (24), 14.9, (15)
Aylesbury Vale, 23.6, (47), 15.5, (31)
Wirral, 23.5, (76), 5.6, (18)
Nottingham, 23.4, (78), 20.4, (68)
Hull, 23.1, (60), 15.8, (41)
Tower Hamlets, 23.1, (75), 12.0, (39)
Tandridge, 22.7, (20), 11.3, (10)
Solihull, 22.6, (49), 10.2, (22)
Worthing, 22.6, (25), 0.0, (0)
East Riding of Yorkshire, 22.0, (75), 20.2, (69)
Islington, 21.9, (53), 11.1, (27)
Telford and Wrekin, 21.7, (39), 10.0, (18)
Doncaster, 21.5, (67), 36.6, (114)
Richmond upon Thames, 21.2, (42), 13.1, (26)
Barking and Dagenham, 21.1, (45), 9.9, (21)
Oadby and Wigston, 21.0, (12), 12.3, (7)
Bexley, 20.9, (52), 16.9, (42)
West Lindsey, 20.9, (20), 11.5, (11)
Chiltern, 20.8, (20), 11.5, (11)
Sevenoaks, 20.7, (25), 13.3, (16)
Stoke-on-Trent, 20.7, (53), 19.5, (50)
Brighton and Hove, 20.3, (59), 10.7, (31)
East Staffordshire, 20.0, (24), 10.0, (12)
Hertsmere, 20.0, (21), 21.0, (22)
St. Helens, 19.9, (36), 8.9, (16)
Sandwell, 19.8, (65), 19.8, (65)
Warrington, 19.5, (41), 8.6, (18)
Liverpool, 19.5, (97), 8.2, (41)
Mansfield, 19.2, (21), 14.6, (16)
Gedling, 18.7, (22), 31.4, (37)
Folkestone and Hythe, 18.6, (21), 3.5, (4)
Hackney and City of London, 18.6, (54), 13.8, (40)
West Lancashire, 18.4, (21), 15.7, (18)
Isle of Wight, 18.3, (26), 3.5, (5)
Test Valley, 18.2, (23), 3.2, (4)
Harborough, 18.1, (17), 10.7, (10)
Sefton, 17.7, (49), 17.7, (49)
Redbridge, 17.7, (54), 19.7, (60)
Rutland, 17.5, (7), 7.5, (3)
Redcar and Cleveland, 17.5, (24), 10.2, (14)
East Hertfordshire, 17.4, (26), 7.3, (11)
Mid Suffolk, 17.3, (18), 18.3, (19)
Knowsley, 17.2, (26), 8.0, (12)
South Northamptonshire, 16.9, (16), 12.7, (12)
Broadland, 16.8, (22), 9.9, (13)
Peterborough, 16.8, (34), 27.7, (56)
Harrogate, 16.8, (27), 10.6, (17)
Wyre Forest, 16.8, (17), 7.9, (8)
Huntingdonshire, 16.3, (29), 3.4, (6)
Elmbridge, 16.1, (22), 5.1, (7)
Swale, 16.0, (24), 8.0, (12)
Windsor and Maidenhead, 15.8, (24), 11.9, (18)
Tewkesbury, 15.8, (15), 3.2, (3)
Craven, 15.8, (9), 14.0, (8)
North Hertfordshire, 15.7, (21), 8.2, (11)
Rugby, 15.6, (17), 16.5, (18)
Havering, 15.4, (40), 11.2, (29)
North Warwickshire, 15.3, (10), 10.7, (7)
Swindon, 15.3, (34), 16.7, (37)
Cambridge, 15.2, (19), 6.4, (8)
Coventry, 15.1, (56), 13.5, (50)
Gravesham, 15.0, (16), 7.5, (8)
South Kesteven, 14.7, (21), 22.5, (32)
Stockton-on-Tees, 14.7, (29), 15.2, (30)
Copeland, 14.7, (10), 7.3, (5)
Welwyn Hatfield, 14.6, (18), 18.7, (23)
Runnymede, 14.5, (13), 3.4, (3)
West Oxfordshire, 14.5, (16), 9.9, (11)
South Bucks, 14.3, (10), 21.4, (15)
Havant, 14.3, (18), 8.7, (11)
Uttlesford, 14.2, (13), 15.3, (14)
Southend-on-Sea, 14.2, (26), 10.4, (19)
East Lindsey, 14.1, (20), 15.5, (22)
Enfield, 14.1, (47), 17.1, (57)
Malvern Hills, 14.0, (11), 21.6, (17)
North Lincolnshire, 13.9, (24), 25.5, (44)
South Hams, 13.8, (12), 26.4, (23)
County Durham, 13.6, (72), 10.6, (56)
Dover, 13.5, (16), 5.9, (7)
St Albans, 13.5, (20), 20.2, (30)
Guildford, 13.4, (20), 6.0, (9)
Barnet, 13.4, (53), 10.6, (42)
Lichfield, 13.4, (14), 12.4, (13)
Broxbourne, 13.4, (13), 17.5, (17)
Camden, 13.3, (36), 7.8, (21)
Sunderland, 13.3, (37), 14.4, (40)
Mid Sussex, 13.2, (20), 1.3, (2)
Selby, 13.2, (12), 38.6, (35)
North East Lincolnshire, 13.2, (21), 11.9, (19)
Hambleton, 13.1, (12), 5.5, (5)
Lincoln, 13.1, (13), 18.1, (18)
Northumberland, 13.0, (42), 7.8, (25)
Daventry, 12.8, (11), 10.5, (9)
South Gloucestershire, 12.6, (36), 10.9, (31)
Crawley, 12.5, (14), 9.8, (11)
Derbyshire Dales, 12.4, (9), 6.9, (5)
Stratford-on-Avon, 12.3, (16), 11.5, (15)
Southampton, 12.3, (31), 17.4, (44)
Thurrock, 12.0, (21), 9.8, (17)
Bassetlaw, 11.9, (14), 15.3, (18)
Hastings, 11.9, (11), 6.5, (6)
Torridge, 11.7, (8), 2.9, (2)
Brentwood, 11.7, (9), 7.8, (6)
Wychavon, 11.6, (15), 12.4, (16)
South Staffordshire, 11.6, (13), 8.9, (10)
Chesterfield, 11.4, (12), 9.5, (10)
Wolverhampton, 11.4, (30), 12.5, (33)
Basingstoke and Deane, 11.3, (20), 6.8, (12)
Northampton, 11.1, (25), 13.8, (31)
Torbay, 11.0, (15), 4.4, (6)
Dacorum, 11.0, (17), 16.2, (25)
Cannock Chase, 10.9, (11), 9.9, (10)
Derby, 10.9, (28), 10.5, (27)
Exeter, 10.7, (14), 9.9, (13)
Broxtowe, 10.5, (12), 26.3, (30)
Barrow-in-Furness, 10.4, (7), 11.9, (8)
Horsham, 10.4, (15), 6.3, (9)
Tamworth, 10.4, (8), 9.1, (7)
Allerdale, 10.2, (10), 4.1, (4)
Basildon, 10.1, (19), 6.4, (12)
Bromsgrove, 10.0, (10), 5.0, (5)
Maidstone, 9.9, (17), 11.1, (19)
Winchester, 9.6, (12), 4.0, (5)
Hartlepool, 9.6, (9), 7.5, (7)
Fareham, 9.5, (11), 9.5, (11)
South Cambridgeshire, 9.4, (15), 2.5, (4)
Ashfield, 9.4, (12), 18.0, (23)
Bath and North East Somerset, 9.3, (18), 9.8, (19)
Rushcliffe, 9.2, (11), 19.3, (23)
Harlow, 9.2, (8), 10.3, (9)
Plymouth, 9.2, (24), 8.8, (23)
Chichester, 9.1, (11), 7.4, (9)
Warwick, 9.0, (13), 4.2, (6)
Wiltshire, 9.0, (45), 5.6, (28)
Teignbridge, 8.9, (12), 9.7, (13)
Kettering, 8.8, (9), 25.5, (26)
Lewes, 8.7, (9), 7.7, (8)
Arun, 8.7, (14), 4.4, (7)
Cherwell, 8.6, (13), 10.0, (15)
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 8.6, (34), 7.3, (29)
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 8.6, (13), 13.2, (20)
North Norfolk, 8.6, (9), 6.7, (7)
North Kesteven, 8.6, (10), 9.4, (11)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, 8.5, (11), 4.6, (6)
Thanet, 8.5, (12), 9.2, (13)
Darlington, 8.4, (9), 10.3, (11)
Epping Forest, 8.4, (11), 9.1, (12)
Rother, 8.3, (8), 4.2, (4)
Carlisle, 8.3, (9), 5.5, (6)
Great Yarmouth, 8.1, (8), 5.0, (5)
Stafford, 8.0, (11), 7.3, (10)
Fenland, 7.9, (8), 7.9, (8)
Herefordshire, 7.8, (15), 13.5, (26)
Castle Point, 7.7, (7), 5.5, (5)
North Somerset, 7.4, (16), 9.3, (20)
Shropshire, 7.4, (24), 6.5, (21)
Ipswich, 7.3, (10), 6.6, (9)
Mid Devon, 7.3, (6), 6.1, (5)
Waverley, 7.1, (9), 8.7, (11)
Norwich, 7.1, (10), 19.9, (28)
Gosport, 7.1, (6), 10.6, (9)
Halton, 7.0, (9), 7.0, (9)
Erewash, 6.9, (8), 25.1, (29)
Forest of Dean, 6.9, (6), 6.9, (6)
Cheltenham, 6.9, (8), 2.6, (3)
Tonbridge and Malling, 6.8, (9), 9.1, (12)
Tunbridge Wells, 6.7, (8), 5.9, (7)
Cotswold, 6.7, (6), 11.1, (10)
Stroud, 6.7, (8), 8.3, (10)
East Hampshire, 6.5, (8), 9.8, (12)
Adur, 6.2, (4), 7.8, (5)
Colchester, 6.2, (12), 4.1, (8)
Maldon, 6.2, (4), 4.6, (3)
Ashford, 6.2, (8), 13.1, (17)
North East Derbyshire, 5.9, (6), 8.9, (9)
South Lakeland, 5.7, (6), 14.3, (15)
East Suffolk, 5.6, (14), 2.4, (6)
Chelmsford, 5.6, (10), 9.0, (16)
Tendring, 5.5, (8), 3.4, (5)
South Somerset, 5.3, (9), 3.0, (5)
Braintree, 5.2, (8), 3.9, (6)
West Suffolk, 5.0, (9), 15.1, (27)
Bolsover, 5.0, (4), 7.4, (6)
Wealden, 5.0, (8), 5.0, (8)
Eastbourne, 4.8, (5), 5.8, (6)
East Devon, 4.8, (7), 2.7, (4)
Amber Valley, 4.7, (6), 4.7, (6)
South Derbyshire, 4.7, (5), 6.5, (7)
Rochford, 4.6, (4), 5.7, (5)
Somerset West and Taunton, 4.5, (7), 7.1, (11)
Eastleigh, 4.5, (6), 5.2, (7)
North Devon, 4.1, (4), 15.4, (15)
New Forest, 3.9, (7), 5.6, (10)
Richmondshire, 3.7, (2), 7.4, (4)
Dorset, 3.7, (14), 5.0, (19)
West Devon, 3.6, (2), 5.4, (3)
South Norfolk, 3.5, (5), 6.4, (9)
Mendip, 3.5, (4), 5.2, (6)
Sedgemoor, 3.2, (4), 11.4, (14)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 3.0, (17), 5.9, (34)
East Cambridgeshire, 2.2, (2), 4.5, (4)
Babergh, 2.2, (2), 7.6, (7)
Eden, 1.9, (1), 1.9, (1)
Ryedale, 0.0, (0), 0.0, (0)
