Coronavirus infection rates have risen in four out of East Lancashire's six boroughs.

In the seven days to April 26, Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle and the Ribble Valley all experienced increases in case numbers.

Hynburn now has the second highest rate in the whole of the country after its seven day rolling rate rose to 82.7 cases per 100,000 people up from from 28.4 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to April 19.

Both Burnley and Rossendale recorded falls in their infection rates. 

In the rest of Lancashire, five of the remaining eight boroughs also recorded increases. 

Of the 315 local areas in England, 140 have seen a rise in rates, 160 have seen a fall and 15 are unchanged.

Selby in North Yorkshire continues to have the highest rate, with 104 new cases in the seven days to April 26 – the equivalent of 114.8 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 53.0 in the seven days to April 19.

Hyndburn has the second highest rate, up from 28.4 to 82.7, with 67 new cases.

North Lincolnshire has the third highest, up from 52.8 to 81.8, with 141 new cases.

The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are:

Selby (up from 53.0 to 114.8)

Hyndburn (28.4 to 82.7)

North Lincolnshire (52.8 to 81.8)

Chiltern (11.5 to 28.1)

Herefordshire (16.1 to 32.2)

The coronavirus infection rates in East Lancashire are as follows:

Hyndburn, 82.7, (67), 28.4, (23)

Blackburn with Darwen, 42.1, (63), 26.1, (39)

Pendle, 32.6, (30), 18.5, (17)

Burnley, 23.6, (21), 33.7, (30)

Rossendale, 21.0, (15), 22.4, (16)

Ribble Valley, 13.1, (8), 9.9, (6)

The coronavirus infection rates for the remaining eight Lancashire boroughs are as follows:

Preston, 46.1, (66), 30.7, (44)

Chorley, 33.0, (39), 32.1, (38)

Lancaster, 22.6, (33), 16.4, (24)

South Ribble, 18.1, (20), 17.1, (19)

West Lancashire, 17.5, (20), 11.4, (13)

Blackpool, 14.3, (20), 14.3, (20)

Wyre, 9.8, (11), 10.7, (12)

Fylde, 7.4, (6), 7.4, (6)