Nationwide, the latest figures from Public Health England show ​a total of 298,681 lab–confirmed cases across the UK.

It means another 767 people tested positive on Saturday, July 25 with a further 61 deaths recorded across Britain.

Since the outbreak began, there has been a total of 45,738 recorded deaths associated with COVID-19 in the UK.

The figures include all deaths of people who have had a positive test result confirmed by a Public Health or NHS laboratory.

Since April 29, the death count has included all settings, including care homes.

Note: Due to changes in the way the data for positive cases is reported, 30,302 previously reported cases were removed from the UK total on July 2, 2020.

The refined data has seen duplicates removed, ensuring that a person who tests positive is only counted once.

These are the figures for the North West

In the North West today (Sunday, July 26, 2020), there is a total of 45,046 confirmed cases.

In order of Upper Tier Local Authorities (e.g. Lancashire County Council, Blackpool Council etc.) most affected:

Lancashire – 6,990

Manchester – 3,113

Cumbria – 2,783

Liverpool – 2,504

Cheshire East – 2,229

Wigan – 2,163

Wirral – 2,058

Cheshire West and Chester – 2,019

Oldham – 1,993

Bolton – 1,942

Rochdale – 1,812

Stockport – 1,683

Tameside – 1,566

Sefton – 1,554

Salford – 1,405

Warrington – 1,336

Trafford – 1,349

Bury – 1,314

Blackburn with Darwen – 1,281

St Helens – 1,203

Blackpool – 1,042

Knowsley – 1,009

Location not yet confirmed – 698

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES – 45,046

Data provided by Public Health England. You can view the data here.

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