St Helens coronavirus rates have been going down TODAY marks the start of the easing of lockdown restrictions with the opening of St Helens schools. Primary and secondary schools are reopening their doors to pupils, who are set to receive regular tests for coronavirus. The town has made strong progress in bringing down COVID-19 infection rates, which had been soaring before the lockdown was imposed at the start of January. This is the coronavirus situation in the town at present.
How many new cases are being recorded each week? Fewer than 250 new coronavirus cases were recorded in St Helens in the space of one week, according to figures from Public Health England.