JUST over half of Bolton’s wards have seen an increase in positive Covid-19 cases, according to the Government’s data map.

In total cases in 18 of Bolton’s wards have gone up in the seven days leading to January 18.

Figures reveal that 17 wards saw a drop in people testing positive for coronavirus.

Lever Edge saw the biggest increase in new cases in that seven-day period, with 25 new cases identified from the previous seven-day period.

Meanwhile Breightmet North saw the largest decrease in people testing positive, with cases falling by 22.

The Bolton News:

Below are all the wards listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 population).

Dunscar and Egerton

 19 cases, up 4, rolling rate = 253.0

Bromley Cross and Bradshaw

 23 cases, down 13, rolling rate = 317.0

Eagley and Sharples

 32 cases, down 3, rolling rate = 376.2

Horwich North

 16 cases, down 4, rolling rate = 222.1

Astley Bridge and Waters Meeting

31 cases, down 17, rolling rate = 348.4

Harwood

32 cases, up 2, rolling rate = 393.7

Horwich South and Middlebrook

 35 cases, up 1, rolling rate = 443.2

Smithills

 25 cases, down 3, rolling rate = 326.8

Blackrod and Butterwick Fields

27 cases, down 12, rolling rate = 446.6

Hall I’th’Wood

 24 cases, down 5, rolling rate = 290.9

Halliwell and Brownlow Fold

 15 cases, down 10, rolling rate = 177.2

Doffcocker and Moss bank

 26 cases, down 3, rolling rate = 317.1

Breightmet North

 51 cases, down 22, rolling rate = 599.8

Horwich East

 29 cases, up 7, rolling rate = 474.2

Gilnow and Victory

 36 cases, down 15, rolling rate = 376.3

Central Bolton

 33 cases, up 1, rolling rate = 404.5

Tonge

 23 cases, down 18, rolling rate =247.2

Heaton and Dean

 23 cases, up 1, rolling rate = 258.4

Breightmet South and Darcy Lever

 46 cases, up 10, rolling rate = 474.1

Lostock and Ladybridge

 23 cases, up 3, rolling rate = 312.7

Rumworth North

 26 cases, up one, rolling rate = 299.3

Burnden and Great Lever

 35 cases, up 16, rolling rate = 388.3

Rumworth South

 27 cases, down 5, rolling rate = 323.4

Little Lever

50 cases, up 2, rolling rate = 503.4

Lever Edge

 50 cases, up 25, rolling rate = 567.3

Daubhill and Fernhill Gate

 22 cases, down 2, rolling rate = 297.7

Farnworth North

33 cases, up 4, rolling rate = 532.3

Westhoughton East

 30 cases, up 5, rolling rate = 309.4

Harper Green

 24 cases, down 15, rolling rate = 284.5

Over Hulton

 30 cases, up 12, rolling rate  = 488.0

Westhoughton West

41 cases, up 9, rolling rate = 510.6

Farnworth South

29 cases, up 3, rolling rate = 348.4

Highfield and New Bury

 35 cases, up 7, rolling rate = 409.7

Kearsley and Stoneclough 20 cases, down 19, rolling rate = 184.2