THE seven-day Covid case rates in Cheshire West and Cheshire East continue to drop.
Both rates were above 1,000 per 100,000 of the population last week but have since fallen below that mark.
According to figures released by Public Health England, 595 new cases were recorded in the two boroughs between 4pm on February 6 and 4pm today.
This is made up of 313 cases in Cheshire West, taking the total number of cases in the borough since the pandemic began to 97,966.
In Cheshire East, there were 282 new cases, with the borough's total now standing at 103,593.
These latest figures mean 3,184 people have now tested positive for Covid in Cheshire West in the last seven days.
The borough's seven-day case rate is 926.1 per 100,000 of the population.
A total of 3,582 people tested positive in Cheshire East during the same period, taking the borough's case rate to 926.1.
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