Coronavirus cases in Leek seem to be falling, with five cases recorded in the town in the week leading up to July 1.

This marks a decrease of 10 on the previous week, making for a rolling infection rate of 60.5 per 100,000.

This downward trend was echoed in Leek East & Upper Hulme, where 17 cases were recorded in that week, a reduction of two on the preceding seven day period.

The infection rate for this area currently stands at 223 per 100,000 people.

Meanwhile, in Leek South & Cheddleton, 19 people tested positive for Covid-19, 12 more than in the week before, resulting in a rate of 173 per 100,000.

In Staffordshire Moorlands, last week saw new case numbers double to 213, resulting in a rate of 216 per 100,000.

The good news is that a huge 91 per cent of Leek South & Cheddleton's adult population had received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of 5 July, with 70 per cent having had both doses.

Leek Town and Leek East & Upper Hulme are just behind this figure, with 85 and 86 per cent of adult residents having been for their first vaccine.

Source: Public Health England