English town where Covid rates have quadrupled in a week - full list of hotspots

Coronavirus infection rates have quadrupled in one English town in a week.

It comes as the Government advised Brits to avoid travelling in and out of areas affected by outbreaks of the Indian Covid variant.

New figures show the Lancashire district of Rossendale is quickly becoming one of the UK's worst coronavirus hotspots.

In the seven days up to May 21, the borough recorded 81 new cases - a sharp rise from the 20 infections of the previous week.

It is the equivalent of 113.3 cases per 100,000 people, which is more than quadruple the rate recorded over the previous seven day period.

Blackburn is one of the areas where the Indian strain is spreading fastest (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)

The latest figures show Bolton suffered by far the most infections and has the highest infection rate in England after recording 1,300 new cases, compared with 865 the week before.

Blackburn with Darwen has the second highest infection rate with 301.9 cases, followed by Bedford with 193.9 and then Rossendale.

Kirklees is fifth on the list with a rate of 106.6 cases per 100,000 people after the number of new infections soared from 310 to 469.

The figures have been released as fears grow over the rising number of cases of the Indian variant.

A temporary vaccination centre was set up in Bolton in a bid to boost immunity in the town (PA)

The Government is advising against all but essential travel in and out of eight English areas worst affected by the new strain, although it failed to tell local leaders.

It covers several areas of the UK where Indian variant is believed to be spreading fastest - Bedford, Blackburn and Darwen, Bolton, Burnley, Kirklees, Leicester, Hounslow, and North Tyneside.

The information was posted in an online update at Gov.uk last week (May 21) but it does not appear to have been accompanied by an official announcement.

This reportedly sparked confusion among local leaders in Bolton who claimed they were not told about the guidance.

Bolton is currently the UK's worst Covid hotspot (PA)

What is the infection rate in your area?

Here is the list in full.

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 21; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 21; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 14; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 14.

Bolton, 452.1, (1300), 300.8, (865)

Blackburn with Darwen, 301.9, (452), 130.9, (196)

Bedford, 193.9, (336), 128.1, (222)

Rossendale, 113.3, (81), 28.0, (20)

Kirklees, 106.6, (469), 70.5, (310)

Hyndburn, 77.7, (63), 43.2, (35)

Burnley, 69.7, (62), 61.9, (55)

Bury, 64.4, (123), 31.9, (61)

Manchester, 62.8, (347), 44.9, (248)

Leicester, 58.2, (206), 49.1, (174)

Chorley, 56.7, (67), 47.4, (56)

Preston, 56.6, (81), 37.7, (54)

Trafford, 54.8, (130), 34.5, (82)

Bradford, 53.5, (289), 39.1, (211)

North Tyneside, 51.5, (107), 35.6, (74)

Worcester, 51.4, (52), 26.7, (27)

Hounslow, 50.1, (136), 59.3, (161)

Hillingdon, 48.9, (150), 34.5, (106)

Newcastle upon Tyne, 48.9, (148), 42.9, (130)

Luton, 47.9, (102), 31.9, (68)

Calderdale, 47.8, (101), 36.9, (78)

Rochdale, 47.2, (105), 42.7, (95)

Pendle, 46.7, (43), 39.1, (36)

Wigan, 45.9, (151), 32.9, (108)

Ealing, 45.1, (154), 31.6, (108)

Boston, 44.2, (31), 39.9, (28)

Lambeth, 43.2, (141), 19.6, (64)

Reading, 41.4, (67), 20.4, (33)

Wellingborough, 40.1, (32), 31.4, (25)

Leeds, 39.5, (313), 43.2, (343)

Kingston upon Thames, 38.3, (68), 28.7, (51)

Croydon, 38.3, (148), 25.3, (98)

Doncaster, 37.5, (117), 32.7, (102)

South Holland, 36.8, (35), 50.5, (48)

Wakefield, 36.5, (127), 35.6, (124)

Selby, 36.4, (33), 56.3, (51)

Central Bedfordshire, 36.0, (104), 31.9, (92)

Canterbury, 35.1, (58), 16.9, (28)

Watford, 34.2, (33), 38.3, (37)

Salford, 34.0, (88), 24.7, (64)

West Berkshire, 32.8, (52), 22.7, (36)

High Peak, 32.4, (30), 38.8, (36)

Sheffield, 32.0, (187), 44.3, (259)

Portsmouth, 31.2, (67), 18.1, (39)

Oldham, 30.8, (73), 17.3, (41)

North Lincolnshire, 30.8, (53), 39.5, (68)

Wokingham, 30.4, (52), 11.7, (20)

Newark and Sherwood, 30.2, (37), 25.3, (31)

Gedling, 29.7, (35), 21.2, (25)

Broxtowe, 28.9, (33), 27.2, (31)

Barnsley, 28.8, (71), 34.4, (85)

Erewash, 28.6, (33), 55.5, (64)

Greenwich, 28.5, (82), 26.0, (75)

Peterborough, 28.2, (57), 26.7, (54)

Slough, 28.1, (42), 28.1, (42)

Rushmoor, 26.4, (25), 28.5, (27)

South Ribble, 26.2, (29), 20.8, (23)

Reigate and Banstead, 25.5, (38), 8.1, (12)

Kettering, 25.5, (26), 18.7, (19)

South Hams, 25.3, (22), 17.2, (15)

Ribble Valley, 24.6, (15), 13.1, (8)

South Bucks, 24.3, (17), 12.8, (9)

Birmingham, 23.6, (270), 16.0, (183)

Tameside, 23.4, (53), 28.7, (65)

Harrow, 23.1, (58), 26.3, (66)

Rotherham, 23.0, (61), 27.9, (74)

Bromley, 22.9, (76), 14.4, (48)

Middlesbrough, 22.7, (32), 41.8, (59)

Hammersmith and Fulham, 22.1, (41), 19.4, (36)

Ashfield, 21.9, (28), 23.5, (30)

Three Rivers, 21.4, (20), 18.2, (17)

North West Leicestershire, 21.2, (22), 10.6, (11)

East Northamptonshire, 21.2, (20), 18.0, (17)

Brent, 20.9, (69), 24.9, (82)

East Riding of Yorkshire, 20.5, (70), 24.9, (85)

Milton Keynes, 20.4, (55), 20.4, (55)

Walsall, 20.3, (58), 13.0, (37)

Rushcliffe, 20.1, (24), 17.6, (21)

Hertsmere, 20.0, (21), 17.2, (18)

Redbridge, 20.0, (61), 15.7, (48)

Lancaster, 19.9, (29), 24.7, (36)

Nottingham, 19.8, (66), 29.7, (99)

Sandwell, 19.8, (65), 21.3, (70)

Dudley, 19.6, (63), 23.6, (76)

Hart, 19.6, (19), 28.8, (28)

Corby, 19.4, (14), 40.2, (29)

Bristol, 19.2, (89), 12.3, (57)

Sefton, 19.2, (53), 31.5, (87)

Stoke-on-Trent, 19.1, (49), 23.4, (60)

Malvern Hills, 19.1, (15), 12.7, (10)

South Kesteven, 19.0, (27), 11.2, (16)

Westminster, 18.8, (49), 21.4, (56)

Gloucester, 18.6, (24), 5.4, (7)

Breckland, 18.6, (26), 12.1, (17)

Kensington and Chelsea, 18.6, (29), 21.1, (33)

Fylde, 18.6, (15), 11.1, (9)

Norwich, 18.5, (26), 14.9, (21)

Swindon, 18.5, (41), 17.1, (38)

Stockport, 18.4, (54), 31.7, (93)

East Lindsey, 18.3, (26), 17.6, (25)

Mid Suffolk, 18.3, (19), 19.3, (20)

Enfield, 18.3, (61), 14.7, (49)

Blackpool, 17.9, (25), 35.1, (49)

Wandsworth, 17.9, (59), 17.0, (56)

Nuneaton and Bedworth, 17.7, (23), 12.3, (16)

Newham, 17.6, (62), 12.2, (43)

Haringey, 17.5, (47), 19.0, (51)

Broxbourne, 17.5, (17), 10.3, (10)

Gateshead, 17.3, (35), 11.9, (24)

West Suffolk, 17.3, (31), 22.9, (41)

Lincoln, 17.1, (17), 27.2, (27)

Welwyn Hatfield, 17.1, (21), 7.3, (9)

Aylesbury Vale, 17.0, (34), 15.5, (31)

Bassetlaw, 17.0, (20), 22.1, (26)

Woking, 16.9, (17), 8.9, (9)

Blaby, 16.7, (17), 9.8, (10)

Rugby, 16.5, (18), 30.3, (33)

North Devon, 16.5, (16), 5.1, (5)

Cheshire East, 16.1, (62), 19.5, (75)

Bexley, 16.1, (40), 13.3, (33)

Coventry, 15.9, (59), 21.0, (78)

St Albans, 15.5, (23), 14.1, (21)

Southampton, 15.4, (39), 25.7, (65)

Hull, 15.4, (40), 18.5, (48)

Charnwood, 15.1, (28), 11.8, (22)

Sevenoaks, 14.9, (18), 1.7, (2)

Epsom and Ewell, 14.9, (12), 16.1, (13)

South Northamptonshire, 14.8, (14), 26.5, (25)

York, 14.7, (31), 13.3, (28)

Stockton-on-Tees, 14.7, (29), 16.2, (32)

Redditch, 14.1, (12), 7.0, (6)

Spelthorne, 14.0, (14), 16.0, (16)

Mansfield, 13.7, (15), 31.1, (34)

Waltham Forest, 13.7, (38), 13.7, (38)

Sunderland, 13.7, (38), 11.9, (33)

Wolverhampton, 13.7, (36), 12.9, (34)

Melton, 13.7, (7), 41.0, (21)

Sutton, 13.6, (28), 12.6, (26)

Dacorum, 13.6, (21), 12.3, (19)

Herefordshire, 13.5, (26), 22.3, (43)

Barrow-in-Furness, 13.4, (9), 8.9, (6)

Hackney and City of London, 13.4, (39), 9.6, (28)

St. Helens, 13.3, (24), 16.1, (29)

King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 13.2, (20), 21.1, (32)

Uttlesford, 13.1, (12), 12.1, (11)

West Lancashire, 13.1, (15), 13.1, (15)

Sedgemoor, 13.0, (16), 16.2, (20)

Northampton, 12.9, (29), 15.6, (35)

South Tyneside, 12.6, (19), 19.2, (29)

Wyre, 12.5, (14), 19.6, (22)

Dartford, 12.4, (14), 7.1, (8)

South Lakeland, 12.4, (13), 12.4, (13)

Ashford, 12.3, (16), 9.2, (12)

North Warwickshire, 12.3, (8), 12.3, (8)

Craven, 12.3, (7), 7.0, (4)

Richmond upon Thames, 12.1, (24), 14.1, (28)

Windsor and Maidenhead, 11.9, (18), 12.5, (19)

West Oxfordshire, 11.7, (13), 10.8, (12)

Brighton and Hove, 11.7, (34), 18.6, (54)

Merton, 11.6, (24), 14.0, (29)

Stratford-on-Avon, 11.5, (15), 7.7, (10)

Lichfield, 11.5, (12), 8.6, (9)

Lewisham, 11.4, (35), 19.3, (59)

Stevenage, 11.4, (10), 12.5, (11)

Tonbridge and Malling, 11.4, (15), 6.8, (9)

North East Lincolnshire, 11.3, (18), 16.3, (26)

Derby, 11.3, (29), 12.4, (32)

Solihull, 11.1, (24), 14.3, (31)

Tower Hamlets, 11.1, (36), 16.3, (53)

Redcar and Cleveland, 10.9, (15), 11.7, (16)

Cannock Chase, 10.9, (11), 6.9, (7)

Wycombe, 10.9, (19), 6.9, (12)

South Gloucestershire, 10.9, (31), 7.7, (22)

Barnet, 10.9, (43), 17.2, (68)

East Staffordshire, 10.9, (13), 14.2, (17)

Cherwell, 10.6, (16), 13.3, (20)

Gosport, 10.6, (9), 13.0, (11)

Telford and Wrekin, 10.6, (19), 13.9, (25)

Oadby and Wigston, 10.5, (6), 19.3, (11)

Daventry, 10.5, (9), 12.8, (11)

Teignbridge, 10.4, (14), 6.7, (9)

Tamworth, 10.4, (8), 5.2, (4)

Chiltern, 10.4, (10), 17.7, (17)

Bath and North East Somerset, 10.3, (20), 15.0, (29)

Harlow, 10.3, (9), 8.0, (7)

Darlington, 10.3, (11), 8.4, (9)

Tandridge, 10.2, (9), 11.3, (10)

Scarborough, 10.1, (11), 10.1, (11)

Rutland, 10.0, (4), 22.5, (9)

Harrogate, 9.9, (16), 18.0, (29)

Barking and Dagenham, 9.9, (21), 15.0, (32)

North East Derbyshire, 9.9, (10), 16.8, (17)

East Hampshire, 9.8, (12), 6.5, (8)

County Durham, 9.8, (52), 11.9, (63)

Thurrock, 9.8, (17), 10.9, (19)

Southwark, 9.7, (31), 11.3, (36)

Hinckley and Bosworth, 9.7, (11), 14.1, (16)

Medway, 9.7, (27), 7.2, (20)

Harborough, 9.6, (9), 34.1, (32)

Islington, 9.5, (23), 12.8, (31)

North Kesteven, 9.4, (11), 12.0, (14)

West Lindsey, 9.4, (9), 8.4, (8)

Swale, 9.3, (14), 11.3, (17)

Richmondshire, 9.3, (5), 13.0, (7)

North Somerset, 9.3, (20), 7.0, (15)

Wychavon, 9.3, (12), 7.0, (9)

Oxford, 9.2, (14), 11.2, (17)

Stroud, 9.2, (11), 24.2, (29)

Thanet, 9.2, (13), 19.7, (28)

Warrington, 9.0, (19), 11.9, (25)

Crawley, 8.9, (10), 16.0, (18)

Havering, 8.9, (23), 10.8, (28)

Southend-on-Sea, 8.7, (16), 11.5, (21)

Maidstone, 8.7, (15), 8.1, (14)

Fareham, 8.6, (10), 6.9, (8)

Chesterfield, 8.6, (9), 9.5, (10)

Hartlepool, 8.5, (8), 11.7, (11)

Mid Devon, 8.5, (7), 6.1, (5)

Plymouth, 8.4, (22), 13.4, (35)

Somerset West and Taunton, 8.4, (13), 6.4, (10)

Chichester, 8.3, (10), 9.1, (11)

Camden, 8.1, (22), 10.0, (27)

Staffordshire Moorlands, 8.1, (8), 9.1, (9)

Northumberland, 8.1, (26), 15.8, (51)

Guildford, 8.1, (12), 7.4, (11)

Ipswich, 8.0, (11), 9.5, (13)

Stafford, 8.0, (11), 13.8, (19)

Wyre Forest, 7.9, (8), 8.9, (9)

Chelmsford, 7.8, (14), 10.1, (18)

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 7.8, (31), 10.1, (40)

Cotswold, 7.8, (7), 10.0, (9)

Adur, 7.8, (5), 12.4, (8)

Lewes, 7.7, (8), 10.7, (11)

Halton, 7.7, (10), 13.9, (18)

Broadland, 7.6, (10), 10.7, (14)

Exeter, 7.6, (10), 5.3, (7)

Babergh, 7.6, (7), 6.5, (6)

Epping Forest, 7.6, (10), 10.6, (14)

North Hertfordshire, 7.5, (10), 7.5, (10)

Gravesham, 7.5, (8), 7.5, (8)

South Derbyshire, 7.5, (8), 15.8, (17)

Bolsover, 7.4, (6), 6.2, (5)

Liverpool, 7.4, (37), 9.8, (49)

Copeland, 7.3, (5), 14.7, (10)

Knowsley, 7.3, (11), 9.9, (15)

New Forest, 7.2, (13), 4.4, (8)

Havant, 7.1, (9), 15.1, (19)

Waverley, 7.1, (9), 9.5, (12)

South Staffordshire, 7.1, (8), 8.9, (10)

South Norfolk, 7.1, (10), 10.6, (15)

Derbyshire Dales, 6.9, (5), 6.9, (5)

Forest of Dean, 6.9, (6), 5.8, (5)

Mole Valley, 6.9, (6), 4.6, (4)

Fenland, 6.9, (7), 10.8, (11)

Tunbridge Wells, 6.7, (8), 6.7, (8)

Surrey Heath, 6.7, (6), 9.0, (8)

East Hertfordshire, 6.7, (10), 6.0, (9)

Brentwood, 6.5, (5), 1.3, (1)

Cambridge, 6.4, (8), 19.2, (24)

Wiltshire, 6.4, (32), 11.6, (58)

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 6.3, (36), 4.9, (28)

Horsham, 6.3, (9), 6.3, (9)

Shropshire, 6.2, (20), 8.0, (26)

Eastleigh, 6.0, (8), 18.7, (25)

Dover, 5.9, (7), 3.4, (4)

Wirral, 5.9, (19), 7.4, (24)

Elmbridge, 5.8, (8), 12.4, (17)

Eastbourne, 5.8, (6), 0.0, (0)

Bracknell Forest, 5.7, (7), 10.6, (13)

Basingstoke and Deane, 5.7, (10), 5.1, (9)

Test Valley, 5.5, (7), 7.9, (10)

Carlisle, 5.5, (6), 2.8, (3)

Hambleton, 5.5, (5), 9.8, (9)

Newcastle-under-Lyme, 5.4, (7), 10.0, (13)

Hastings, 5.4, (5), 3.2, (3)

West Devon, 5.4, (3), 9.0, (5)

Vale of White Horse, 5.1, (7), 8.8, (12)

Allerdale, 5.1, (5), 4.1, (4)

Huntingdonshire, 5.1, (9), 17.4, (31)

Great Yarmouth, 5.0, (5), 16.1, (16)

Bromsgrove, 5.0, (5), 7.0, (7)

Wealden, 5.0, (8), 3.7, (6)

Basildon, 4.8, (9), 15.0, (28)

North Norfolk, 4.8, (5), 5.7, (6)

Dorset, 4.8, (18), 6.1, (23)

Amber Valley, 4.7, (6), 3.1, (4)

Cheshire West and Chester, 4.7, (16), 9.6, (33)

Maldon, 4.6, (3), 9.2, (6)

Rochford, 4.6, (4), 8.0, (7)

East Cambridgeshire, 4.5, (4), 8.9, (8)

Castle Point, 4.4, (4), 7.7, (7)

South Oxfordshire, 4.2, (6), 7.7, (11)

Warwick, 4.2, (6), 9.0, (13)

Rother, 4.2, (4), 8.3, (8)

Colchester, 4.1, (8), 13.9, (27)

Braintree, 3.9, (6), 10.5, (16)

Arun, 3.7, (6), 13.7, (22)

Torbay, 3.7, (5), 9.5, (13)

Folkestone and Hythe, 3.5, (4), 8.8, (10)

Isle of Wight, 3.5, (5), 7.8, (11)

East Devon, 3.4, (5), 7.5, (11)

Tendring, 3.4, (5), 11.6, (17)

Winchester, 3.2, (4), 6.4, (8)

Tewkesbury, 3.2, (3), 3.2, (3)

South Cambridgeshire, 3.1, (5), 11.3, (18)

South Somerset, 3.0, (5), 4.2, (7)

Torridge, 2.9, (2), 2.9, (2)

East Suffolk, 2.8, (7), 7.6, (19)

Cheltenham, 2.6, (3), 5.2, (6)

Runnymede, 2.2, (2), 4.5, (4)

Eden, 1.9, (1), 9.4, (5)

Mendip, 1.7, (2), 7.8, (9)

Mid Sussex, 1.3, (2), 5.3, (8)

Worthing, 0.9, (1), 9.9, (11)

Ryedale, 0.0, (0), 1.8, (1)