HERE are the latest Covid-19 rates across Cheshire West and East.

According to figures released by Public Health England, 1,321 new cases were recorded in the two boroughs between 4pm on January 19 and 4pm today.

This is made up of 599 cases in Cheshire West, taking the total number of cases in the borough since the pandemic began to 84,557.

In Cheshire East, there were 722 new cases, with the borough's total now standing at 89,609.

These latest figures mean 3,453 people have now tested positive for Covid in Cheshire West in the last week.

The borough's seven-day case rate is 1,004.3 per 100,000 of the population.

A total of 3,963 people tested positive in Cheshire East during the same period, taking the borough's case rate to 1,024.9.

The Government also said a further 330 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, bringing the total to 153,202.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 177,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.