People in Liverpool have been issued an urgent warning after a rise of Covid-19 cases in the area.
Liverpool City Council has appealed to adults under 40 to follow social distancing guidelines following a rise in cases across the city.
The authority said there had been a steady increase in the rolling weekly total over the last fortnight, with those aged 40 and under accounting for half of the cases, the Liverpool Echo reports.
According to latest Public Health England figures, 83 cases were confirmed in Liverpool in the seven days up to Sunday - bringing the rate up from 13.3 cases per 100,000 to 16.7.
It remains considerably lower than the rate in Blackburn with Darwen, England's worst-affected area - with a figure of 54.8.
Data released yesterday afternoon shows Liverpool has the 44th highest rate of new infections in England.
But residents have been urged not to be complacent.
Director of public health Matt Ashton said: "It is really important that as schools start to reopen and more workplaces are getting back to normal, we all take responsibility and follow the guidance to limit the spread of cases as far as possible."
He urged people to stick to the two-metre social distancing rule, wear masks in confined spaces, wash their hands regularly and get tested if they had symptoms.
Councillor Paul Brant, Cabinet member for public health, called on residents to show "responsibility" toward each other.
He said: “Communities have been absolutely brilliant in working with us to try and make sure we keep the number of cases low.
"It is really important we don’t let the sacrifices and progress of the last few months go to waste.
“This is about us all working together to protect each other, making sure we are not complacent and keeping cases under control.
"Every single one of us has a responsibility to others.”
