HERE is your update on the latest Covid-19 case numbers and rates across Cheshire.
Today alone, Monday (August 16), 302 coronavirus cases were recorded across Cheshire East, and Cheshire West and Chester.
This is made up of 161 new cases in Cheshire East and 141 in Cheshire West.
This is compared to 139 new cases in Cheshire East and 173 in Cheshire West recorded on Friday.
In the seven days running up to August 11 - the most recent week-long period of data available - a total of 1,857 coronavirus cases were recorded in Cheshire.
This includes 946 in Cheshire East - a rate of 244.7 per 100,000 residents.
Meanwhile in Cheshire West and Chester, 911 cases were recorded.
This is equivalent to a rate of 265.
In comparison, 980 cases were recorded in Cheshire East in the seven days up to August 8, with 890 cases in Cheshire West and Chester.
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