REGIONAL CASES TODAY
TOTAL 189,213 - new record. ENGLAND Only 146,604 - also new record. But up less than was.
LONDON 24,328 - (UP from 22.727) - highest in 6 days V 26,307 last week and JUST crept back over North West today
NORTH WEST 23,952 (up from 23,842) V 14,759 last week.
SOUTH EAST 21,058 - still rising - (up from 19,849) V 16m,618 alst week
EAST 16,792 - (just DOWN from 16,995) V 13,091 last week
WEST MIDLANDS 15,967 -(Up from 12,927) V 9921 last week
YORKSHIRE 12,553 - (DOWN from 13,345) V 5947 last week
EAST MIDLANDS 12,411 - (highest ever up from 11,721( V 7944 last week
Again the combined Midlands region of East & West which the NHS uses but GOV UK splits is actually now higher than both London and the North West.
SOUTH WEST 10,570 - (up from 10,227) V 8058 last week
NORTH EAST 6250 - (up from 5247) V 2795 last week
As for Greater Manchester
9593 cases in GM - new record but only up by 18. NW rise was 110.
GM was 6233 last week. UP 3360. NW weekly rise was 9193
THESE ARE BOTH GOOD NUMBERS FOR GM - WELL BELOW THE PAR EXPECTED FROM NW POPULATION ON BOTH,
However, a record FOUR of the ten GM boroughs topped 1000 cases today.