These four areas in East Lancashire could have recorded no new virus cases
THE number of new coronavirus cases recorded across the country has dropped significantly in recent weeks thanks to weeks of a strict national lockdown. The data available for individual areas changes daily, but on the whole has provided a positive picture for new cases in Lancashire. The latest figures show in the seven days to February 26, so few cases were recorded in four areas of East Lancashire that no data is available to view. Those areas are East Darwen, Nelson East, Barnoldswick South and Barnoldswick North. All four areas have turned white on the Government’s case map after recording less than three and possibly no new cases of the virus in recent days.
The 5 areas in Blackburn recording an increased coronavirus infection rate
FIVE areas in Blackburn with Darwen have recorded an increase in their coronavirus infection rates. Ewood and Fernhurst; Darwen Town; Witton, Mill Hill and Hollin Bank; Little Harwood and Lammack and Revidge have all seen a rise in their coronavirus infection rates over the last week.
Darwen Town recorded the highest percentage rise after 25 new cases were discovered in the area in the seven days to February 23. In Ewood and Fernhurst, 24 new infections were detected, giving the area a rolling infection rate of 312.2 cases per 100,000 people. For the same period all remaining areas recorded a decreasing infection rate.
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An image of how the new skatepark and sports village will look. THE transformation of a skatepark into an Olympic-level sports village has been approved by unanimously councillors. The redevelopment of Darwen’s Junction 4 Skatepark with top-class training facilities for skateboarders and BMX riders was praised as wonderful and terrific . The new urban sports village will include a street skate plaza, dirt jump and pump track, and a BMX course. Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Planning Committee give it the green light on Thursday night despite two objections from nearby residents It is one of three early projects which secured a share of a £750,000 government grant from the Darwen Town Deal.