SEVEN of the ten council wards with the highest Covid-19 infection rate are in Ellesmere Port, according to the latest figures. The data, available on Cheshire West and Chester Council s dedicated coronavirus information portal, shows that there are no Chester wards in the top ten. The most up-to-date figures cover the seven-day period from January 21-27. Since early January, the infection rate for the whole of the Cheshire West and Chester area has steadily declined and now stands at 293.8 per 100,000 people. The rate had peaked at 625.5 during the week-long period of December 29 to January 4.
Here are the ten Cheshire West and Chester Council wards with the highest Covid-19 infection rates per 100,000 people: