Positive Covid tests have jumped by a third in the Liverpool City Region.
According to the latest data from Public Health England, the City Region recorded 3,564 cases, which is 885 more cases than the previous week. This meant the week-on-week percentage change figure increased by exactly 33% in the Liverpool City Region in the week ending June 27.
Each individual area of the city region also saw rises in positive Covid tests in the week ending June 27. The week-on-week percentage change figure increases were: 21% in Knowsley; 26% in Liverpool; 43% in Halton; 40% in St Helens; 52% in Wirral; and, 22% in Sefton.