HERE is your update on the latest Covid-19 case numbers and rates across Cheshire.

Today alone, Tuesday (August 17), 243 coronavirus cases were recorded across the county.

This is made up of 123 new cases in Cheshire East and 120 in Cheshire West. 

These figures are down from 161 new cases recorded in Cheshire East yesterday, Monday, and 141 in Cheshire West.

In the seven days running up to August 12 - the most recent week-long period of data available - a total of 1,892 coronavirus cases were recorded in Cheshire. 

This includes 966 in Cheshire East - a rate of 249.8 per 100,000 residents. 

Meanwhile in Cheshire West and Chester, 926 cases were recorded. 

This is equivalent to a rate of 269.3.

In comparison, 946 cases were recorded in Cheshire East in the seven days up to August 11, with 911 cases in Cheshire West and Chester.