The bleak picture shows coronavirus hotspots emerging in areas of Lancashire with one region recording a six-fold surge in cases. This is up from 303.3 in the seven days to May 21. In Ribble Valley cases went up from 24.6 to 147.8, which is an increase of six times from the previous figure. Meanwhile, separate figures show 23,418 people have tested positive in the past seven days across the UK - 5,239 higher than the previous week. But cases remain far lower than during the second peak, with more than 81,000 cases confirmed on one day alone, four days after Christmas.

Source: Daily Mirror June 01, 2021 23:55 UTC