Fears over surge of Covid cases and variants - check infection rates in your area

Surge testing is set to be rolled out in an England hotspot over concerns in rising infection rates and new variants.

Bolton currently has the second highest rate in the country, only behind Hyndburn in Lancashire.

Council public health bosses in the area have previously confirmed cases of both the South African and Indian variants have been discovered in the town.

It is understand that the council has now approached the government to ask for surge testing to be used in specific parts of Bolton, reports the Manchester Evening News.

While figures from Public Health England (PHE) show the spread of the virus has been suppressed in some areas - including parts of Kearsley, Horwich, Westhoughton and Smithills - other locations are registering significant numbers of new cases.

Neighbourhoods in Heaton, Deane, Daubhill and Great Lever have seen a rise in recent instances of coronavirus, which have contributed to Bolton's increasing infection rates.

Greater Manchester officials are believed to have scheduled a meeting on Friday morning to discuss the situation.

It is also understood that surge testing will begin tomorrow, subject to government approval, although this will only target the areas where the virus is thought to be spreading quickly.

The latest figures show the borough currently averages a rate of 82.8 new cases for every 100,000 people, a rise of 74 percent on this time last week.

This is the highest rate in Greater Manchester, significantly above Trafford (48.9), which is second on the list.

PHE data shows a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases in Bolton last week.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 93 (30%) have seen a rise in rates, 209 (66%) have seen a fall and 13 are unchanged.

Hyndburn in Lancashire continues to have the highest rate, with 98 new cases in the seven days to May 2 – the equivalent of 120.9 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 71.6 in the seven days to April 25.

Bolton has the second highest rate, up from 48.0 to 85.2, with 245 new cases.

Erewash in Derbyshire has the third highest, up from 11.3 to 65.0, with 75 new cases.

The five areas with the biggest increase are:

Erewash (up from 11.3 to 65.0)

Hyndburn (71.6 to 120.9)

Bolton (48.0 to 85.2)

Blackburn with Darwen (36.7 to 54.1)

Sevenoaks (7.5 to 23.2)

The list in full

From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to May 2; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to May 2; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 25; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 25.

Hyndburn, 120.9, (98), 71.6, (58)

Bolton, 85.2, (245), 48.0, (138)

Erewash, 65.0, (75), 11.3, (13)

North Lincolnshire, 64.4, (111), 73.1, (126)

Selby, 61.8, (56), 107.0, (97)

Barnsley, 60.4, (149), 60.8, (150)

Doncaster, 59.3, (185), 60.6, (189)

Kirklees, 55.3, (243), 70.7, (311)

Wakefield, 54.5, (190), 58.9, (205)

Blackburn with Darwen, 54.1, (81), 36.7, (55)

Bradford, 49.1, (265), 55.8, (301)

South Holland, 48.4, (46), 33.7, (32)

Peterborough, 47.0, (95), 47.5, (96)

Trafford, 46.8, (111), 39.6, (94)

Sheffield, 46.5, (272), 43.1, (252)

Slough, 46.1, (69), 50.8, (76)

Leeds, 43.9, (348), 41.5, (329)

Newcastle upon Tyne, 41.6, (126), 28.4, (86)

Luton, 40.8, (87), 56.8, (121)

Corby, 40.2, (29), 47.1, (34)

Wellingborough, 40.1, (32), 40.1, (32)

Bedford, 39.8, (69), 27.7, (48)

Nuneaton and Bedworth, 39.3, (51), 38.5, (50)

Preston, 39.1, (56), 34.2, (49)

Hull, 38.9, (101), 28.9, (75)

Rochdale, 36.0, (80), 29.7, (66)

Leicester, 35.9, (127), 55.3, (196)

Salford, 35.5, (92), 37.1, (96)

Calderdale, 35.5, (75), 25.5, (54)

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, 35.0, (53), 32.4, (49)

Oxford, 34.1, (52), 23.0, (35)

Ealing, 33.9, (116), 34.8, (119)

Stoke-on-Trent, 33.9, (87), 43.7, (112)

Mansfield, 33.8, (37), 45.7, (50)

Herefordshire, 33.7, (65), 23.3, (45)

Rotherham, 33.5, (89), 49.4, (131)

Sedgemoor, 33.3, (41), 21.1, (26)

Manchester, 32.7, (181), 39.1, (216)

Boston, 31.4, (22), 41.3, (29)

Rugby, 31.2, (34), 47.7, (52)

Hounslow, 30.9, (84), 37.2, (101)

Lancaster, 30.8, (45), 18.5, (27)

Oldham, 29.5, (70), 38.4, (91)

West Berkshire, 29.0, (46), 15.1, (24)

Darlington, 29.0, (31), 27.2, (29)

Watford, 29.0, (28), 24.9, (24)

Chorley, 28.8, (34), 36.4, (43)

East Riding of Yorkshire, 28.7, (98), 30.8, (105)

Harrow, 28.7, (72), 37.4, (94)

Swindon, 28.4, (63), 32.9, (73)

Daventry, 27.9, (24), 14.0, (12)

Cambridge, 27.2, (34), 52.9, (66)

Kensington and Chelsea, 26.9, (42), 28.8, (45)

Kettering, 26.5, (27), 37.3, (38)

Charnwood, 25.8, (48), 18.8, (35)

Sefton, 25.7, (71), 20.6, (57)

Middlesbrough, 25.5, (36), 24.1, (34)

County Durham, 25.3, (134), 26.2, (139)

West Suffolk, 25.1, (45), 25.1, (45)

Rutland, 25.0, (10), 25.0, (10)

Southampton, 24.9, (63), 28.1, (71)

Burnley, 24.7, (22), 24.7, (22)

Reading, 24.7, (40), 26.6, (43)

Bury, 24.6, (47), 23.0, (44)

South Kesteven, 24.6, (35), 13.3, (19)

Oadby and Wigston, 24.6, (14), 17.5, (10)

Fenland, 24.5, (25), 44.2, (45)

Harborough, 24.5, (23), 26.7, (25)

Hillingdon, 24.4, (75), 35.8, (110)

West Lindsey, 24.0, (23), 22.0, (21)

Warrington, 23.8, (50), 21.0, (44)

Wigan, 23.7, (78), 21.0, (69)

Nottingham, 23.7, (79), 28.2, (94)

Brent, 23.7, (78), 37.3, (123)

Ryedale, 23.5, (13), 12.6, (7)

Walsall, 23.5, (67), 22.8, (65)

Sandwell, 23.4, (77), 31.1, (102)

South Northamptonshire, 23.3, (22), 11.6, (11)

Hammersmith and Fulham, 23.2, (43), 24.8, (46)

Sevenoaks, 23.2, (28), 7.5, (9)

Coventry, 22.9, (85), 23.4, (87)

Ipswich, 22.6, (31), 27.8, (38)

Westminster, 22.6, (59), 35.6, (93)

South Ribble, 22.6, (25), 19.0, (21)

Stockton-on-Tees, 22.3, (44), 26.3, (52)

Waverley, 22.2, (28), 30.1, (38)

Lincoln, 22.2, (22), 19.1, (19)

Bassetlaw, 22.1, (26), 42.6, (50)

Norwich, 22.1, (31), 14.9, (21)

Telford and Wrekin, 21.7, (39), 26.7, (48)

High Peak, 21.6, (20), 12.9, (12)

Aylesbury Vale, 21.6, (43), 24.1, (48)

Richmond upon Thames, 21.2, (42), 19.2, (38)

Tameside, 21.2, (48), 30.9, (70)

Stockport, 21.1, (62), 25.9, (76)

Warwick, 20.9, (30), 12.5, (18)

Central Bedfordshire, 20.8, (60), 18.7, (54)

Blaby, 20.7, (21), 29.5, (30)

Vale of White Horse, 20.6, (28), 17.6, (24)

North Kesteven, 20.5, (24), 23.1, (27)

Wyre, 20.5, (23), 10.7, (12)

Northampton, 20.5, (46), 34.3, (77)

Windsor and Maidenhead, 20.5, (31), 30.4, (46)

Adur, 20.2, (13), 15.6, (10)

South Norfolk, 19.9, (28), 12.8, (18)

Merton, 19.9, (41), 23.2, (48)

South Hams, 19.5, (17), 9.2, (8)

Harlow, 19.5, (17), 17.2, (15)

Dover, 19.5, (23), 15.2, (18)

Guildford, 19.5, (29), 20.1, (30)

Hastings, 19.4, (18), 9.7, (9)

Three Rivers, 19.3, (18), 24.6, (23)

East Suffolk, 19.2, (48), 26.1, (65)

Hartlepool, 19.2, (18), 35.2, (33)

East Staffordshire, 19.2, (23), 22.5, (27)

Derby, 19.0, (49), 19.8, (51)

Spelthorne, 19.0, (19), 18.0, (18)

Chichester, 19.0, (23), 16.5, (20)

Shropshire, 18.9, (61), 15.5, (50)

Arun, 18.7, (30), 16.2, (26)

North Warwickshire, 18.4, (12), 9.2, (6)

East Lindsey, 18.3, (26), 19.8, (28)

Test Valley, 18.2, (23), 25.4, (32)

Stevenage, 18.2, (16), 22.8, (20)

Rossendale, 18.2, (13), 18.2, (13)

South Staffordshire, 17.8, (20), 15.1, (17)

Worcester, 17.8, (18), 15.8, (16)

Wycombe, 17.8, (31), 24.6, (43)

Chiltern, 17.7, (17), 26.1, (25)

Cheshire East, 17.7, (68), 18.5, (71)

Redditch, 17.6, (15), 19.9, (17)

York, 17.6, (37), 23.3, (49)

Elmbridge, 17.5, (24), 23.4, (32)

Craven, 17.5, (10), 42.0, (24)

Harrogate, 17.4, (28), 11.8, (19)

Bolsover, 17.4, (14), 23.6, (19)

Pendle, 17.4, (16), 30.4, (28)

Croydon, 17.3, (67), 18.9, (73)

Bracknell Forest, 17.1, (21), 17.1, (21)

Solihull, 17.1, (37), 14.3, (31)

Redbridge, 17.0, (52), 26.5, (81)

Tandridge, 17.0, (15), 21.6, (19)

Greenwich, 17.0, (49), 18.4, (53)

Barking and Dagenham, 16.9, (36), 21.1, (45)

Huntingdonshire, 16.9, (30), 16.3, (29)

Gravesham, 16.8, (18), 29.9, (32)

Chelmsford, 16.8, (30), 12.3, (22)

Reigate and Banstead, 16.8, (25), 11.4, (17)

Hinckley and Bosworth, 16.8, (19), 23.0, (26)

Dudley, 16.8, (54), 17.1, (55)

South Derbyshire, 16.8, (18), 20.5, (22)

Tower Hamlets, 16.6, (54), 32.0, (104)

Northumberland, 16.4, (53), 13.0, (42)

North West Leicestershire, 16.4, (17), 19.3, (20)

North Tyneside, 16.4, (34), 21.2, (44)

Newark and Sherwood, 16.3, (20), 22.9, (28)

Wolverhampton, 16.3, (43), 23.5, (62)

Halton, 16.2, (21), 15.5, (20)

Hackney and City of London, 16.2, (47), 20.6, (60)

Newham, 16.1, (57), 26.9, (95)

Southwark, 16.0, (51), 18.5, (59)

Cherwell, 15.9, (24), 17.3, (26)

East Northamptonshire, 15.9, (15), 23.3, (22)

Broxtowe, 15.8, (18), 7.9, (9)

North East Derbyshire, 15.8, (16), 29.6, (30)

Birmingham, 15.8, (180), 24.2, (276)

Breckland, 15.7, (22), 15.7, (22)

Tamworth, 15.6, (12), 19.6, (15)

Plymouth, 15.6, (41), 16.4, (43)

Haringey, 15.6, (42), 13.8, (37)

Dacorum, 15.5, (24), 33.6, (52)

Bromley, 15.3, (51), 14.4, (48)

Exeter, 15.2, (20), 13.7, (18)

Wokingham, 15.2, (26), 25.1, (43)

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, 15.2, (60), 13.4, (53)

Dartford, 15.1, (17), 16.0, (18)

Sutton, 15.0, (31), 21.8, (45)

Wiltshire, 15.0, (75), 15.4, (77)

Bexley, 14.9, (37), 16.9, (42)

Basingstoke and Deane, 14.7, (26), 14.2, (25)

Mid Devon, 14.6, (12), 20.7, (17)

Maidstone, 14.5, (25), 11.1, (19)

Waltham Forest, 14.4, (40), 17.7, (49)

Lambeth, 14.4, (47), 15.9, (52)

North Devon, 14.4, (14), 11.3, (11)

Sunderland, 14.4, (40), 17.6, (49)

Blackpool, 14.3, (20), 12.2, (17)

Wandsworth, 14.3, (47), 29.7, (98)

Staffordshire Moorlands, 14.2, (14), 20.3, (20)

Hambleton, 14.2, (13), 10.9, (10)

Thanet, 14.1, (20), 23.3, (33)

Kingston upon Thames, 14.1, (25), 23.1, (41)

Islington, 14.0, (34), 14.0, (34)

South Tyneside, 13.9, (21), 21.2, (32)

Barnet, 13.9, (55), 22.2, (88)

Scarborough, 13.8, (15), 23.9, (26)

Thurrock, 13.8, (24), 15.5, (27)

Mid Suffolk, 13.5, (14), 19.3, (20)

South Oxfordshire, 13.4, (19), 11.3, (16)

Gateshead, 13.4, (27), 17.8, (36)

East Cambridgeshire, 13.4, (12), 17.8, (16)

Hertsmere, 13.3, (14), 13.3, (14)

Swale, 13.3, (20), 12.0, (18)

Canterbury, 13.3, (22), 18.7, (31)

West Lancashire, 13.1, (15), 14.0, (16)

East Hampshire, 13.1, (16), 16.4, (20)

Lewisham, 13.1, (40), 14.7, (45)

Portsmouth, 13.0, (28), 14.0, (30)

Milton Keynes, 13.0, (35), 22.3, (60)

Gosport, 13.0, (11), 17.7, (15)

Enfield, 12.9, (43), 19.2, (64)

South Bucks, 12.8, (9), 22.8, (16)

North East Lincolnshire, 12.5, (20), 20.1, (32)

Stroud, 12.5, (15), 13.3, (16)

Crawley, 12.5, (14), 13.3, (15)

Braintree, 12.5, (19), 10.5, (16)

Redcar and Cleveland, 12.4, (17), 15.3, (21)

South Lakeland, 12.4, (13), 14.3, (15)

Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12.4, (16), 14.7, (19)

Broxbourne, 12.3, (12), 7.2, (7)

Stratford-on-Avon, 12.3, (16), 13.1, (17)

Great Yarmouth, 12.1, (12), 19.1, (19)

North Hertfordshire, 12.0, (16), 19.5, (26)

Eastleigh, 12.0, (16), 10.5, (14)

Knowsley, 11.9, (18), 13.3, (20)

Woking, 11.9, (12), 17.9, (18)

Worthing, 11.8, (13), 12.7, (14)

Camden, 11.5, (31), 23.0, (62)

St Albans, 11.5, (17), 9.4, (14)

Rother, 11.4, (11), 9.4, (9)

Welwyn Hatfield, 11.4, (14), 20.3, (25)

Brighton and Hove, 11.3, (33), 18.2, (53)

Hart, 11.3, (11), 22.7, (22)

Winchester, 11.2, (14), 12.8, (16)

Runnymede, 11.2, (10), 19.0, (17)

Teignbridge, 11.2, (15), 7.5, (10)

North Somerset, 11.2, (24), 17.7, (38)

Cotswold, 11.1, (10), 17.8, (16)

Cheshire West and Chester, 11.1, (38), 11.4, (39)

Gedling, 11.0, (13), 10.2, (12)

Stafford, 10.9, (15), 16.8, (23)

Tendring, 10.9, (16), 14.3, (21)

Cannock Chase, 10.9, (11), 12.9, (13)

Wirral, 10.8, (35), 13.3, (43)

South Cambridgeshire, 10.7, (17), 23.9, (38)

Bristol, 10.6, (49), 20.3, (94)

Chesterfield, 10.5, (11), 10.5, (11)

Forest of Dean, 10.4, (9), 5.8, (5)

Bath and North East Somerset, 10.3, (20), 11.9, (23)

Mole Valley, 10.3, (9), 12.6, (11)

Havant, 10.3, (13), 18.2, (23)

East Devon, 10.3, (15), 9.6, (14)

Torridge, 10.3, (7), 8.8, (6)

Malvern Hills, 10.2, (8), 14.0, (11)

Ashfield, 10.2, (13), 17.2, (22)

Basildon, 10.1, (19), 12.8, (24)

Surrey Heath, 10.1, (9), 6.7, (6)

Medway, 10.1, (28), 13.6, (38)

Havering, 10.0, (26), 16.6, (43)

East Hertfordshire, 10.0, (15), 12.7, (19)

Bromsgrove, 10.0, (10), 12.0, (12)

West Oxfordshire, 9.9, (11), 9.0, (10)

Epsom and Ewell, 9.9, (8), 23.6, (19)

Uttlesford, 9.9, (9), 14.2, (13)

Ribble Valley, 9.9, (6), 13.1, (8)

Babergh, 9.8, (9), 7.6, (7)

Melton, 9.8, (5), 11.7, (6)

Rushmoor, 9.5, (9), 11.6, (11)

Richmondshire, 9.3, (5), 22.3, (12)

Wealden, 9.3, (15), 16.7, (27)

Southend-on-Sea, 9.3, (17), 12.6, (23)

Colchester, 9.2, (18), 12.8, (25)

Isle of Wight, 9.2, (13), 13.4, (19)

South Gloucestershire, 9.1, (26), 20.3, (58)

Tonbridge and Malling, 9.1, (12), 15.1, (20)

Somerset West and Taunton, 9.0, (14), 12.9, (20)

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

South Somerset, 8.9, (15), 11.9, (20)

Folkestone and Hythe, 8.8, (10), 7.1, (8)

Dorset, 8.7, (33), 9.8, (37)

Fareham, 8.6, (10), 18.1, (21)

Lichfield, 8.6, (9), 13.4, (14)

Amber Valley, 8.6, (11), 12.5, (16)

Tunbridge Wells, 8.4, (10), 17.7, (21)

Tewkesbury, 8.4, (8), 12.6, (12)

Rushcliffe, 8.4, (10), 14.3, (17)

Epping Forest, 8.4, (11), 11.4, (15)

New Forest, 8.3, (15), 13.3, (24)

St. Helens, 8.3, (15), 14.4, (26)

Liverpool, 8.0, (40), 12.9, (64)

Mid Sussex, 7.9, (12), 14.6, (22)

Gloucester, 7.7, (10), 21.7, (28)

Ashford, 7.7, (10), 19.2, (25)

Torbay, 7.3, (10), 8.1, (11)

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 7.2, (41), 9.6, (55)

West Devon, 7.2, (4), 7.2, (4)

Derbyshire Dales, 6.9, (5), 19.4, (14)

Cheltenham, 6.9, (8), 8.6, (10)

Rochford, 6.9, (6), 10.3, (9)

Lewes, 6.8, (7), 12.6, (13)

Eastbourne, 6.7, (7), 6.7, (7)

Carlisle, 6.4, (7), 8.3, (9)

Horsham, 6.3, (9), 16.0, (23)

Broadland, 6.1, (8), 16.1, (21)

Wyre Forest, 5.9, (6), 22.7, (23)

North Norfolk, 5.7, (6), 18.1, (19)

Brentwood, 5.2, (4), 18.2, (14)

Fylde, 5.0, (4), 8.7, (7)

Maldon, 4.6, (3), 1.5, (1)

Castle Point, 4.4, (4), 11.1, (10)

Copeland, 4.4, (3), 13.2, (9)

Mendip, 4.3, (5), 19.0, (22)

Eden, 3.8, (2), 13.1, (7)

Wychavon, 3.1, (4), 11.6, (15)

Allerdale, 2.0, (2), 9.2, (9)