Each area of the Liverpool City Region had recorded at least a 50% rise in weekly Covid infections.
According to the latest data from Public Health England, the biggest increase of the six city region areas was recorded in St Helens. The borough of St Helens recorded 1,183 positive tests in the week ending March 14 - that's 575 more positive tests than the previous week. It means St Helens's week-on-week percentage change figure rose by 95%.
The other rises were: 60% in Knowsley; 54% in Liverpool; 83% in Halton; 86% in Sefton; 67% in Wirral. In the Liverpool City Region, as a whole, the week-on-week percentage change figure rose 70%.
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In areas close to the city region border infections rose, including in Warrington, Cheshire West and Chester and West Lancs.
England recorded a rise of 66% in weekly tests.
Liverpool
Liverpool's positive tests came to 3,062 cases in the week ending March 14, which is 1,078 more cases than the previous week. This meant the week-on-week percentage change figure increased by 54%. The latest infection rate was 611.8 cases per 100,000 people.
Wirral
Wirral's positive tests came to 2,372 cases in the week ending March 14, which is 947 more cases than in the previous seven days. This meant the week-on-week percentage change figure increased by 67%. The latest infection rate was 731.3 cases per 100,000 people.
Halton
There were 904 positive tests over the last week - that's 411 more cases than in the previous week. This means the week-on-week percentage change figure increased by 83% in Halton in the week ending March 14. The latest infection rate is 696.7 cases per 100,000 people.
St Helens
There was a total of 1,183 cases in the week ending March 14, which is 575 more cases than in the previous week. The latest infection rate in St Helens is 653.2 cases per 100,000 people and the week-on-week percentage change figure rose by 95%.
Knowsley
There was a total of 964 cases in the week ending March 14, which is 361 more cases than in the previous week. The latest infection rate in Knowsley is 632.3 cases per 100,000 people and the week-on-week percentage change figure increased by 60%.
Sefton
Sefton had a total of 2,212 cases in the week ending March 14, which is a 1,025 more cases than in the previous week. The latest infection rate is 801.7 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases increased by 86% week on week.
Liverpool City Region
There were 10,697 positive tests over in the week ending March 14, which is 4,397 more cases than in the previous week. This means the week-on-week percentage change increased by 70%. The latest infection rate is 628.22 cases per 100,000 people.
Warrington
There were 1,495 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 14, which is 698 more cases than the previous week. The week-on-week percentage figure increased by 88%. There was an infection rate of 713.95 per 100,000 people.
Cheshire West and Chester
There were 2,708 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 14, which is 1,149 more cases than the previous week. The latest infection rate is 787.62 cases per 100,000 people, and the week-on-week percentage increased by 74% in cases.
England
In the week ending March 14, England recorded 400,975 coronavirus cases, which is 158,671 more cases than in the previous seven days. There was a week-on-week percentage increase of 66% in cases in England, and there was an infection rate of 709.06 per 100,000 people.
