Lymm Coronavirus rates and information

This page tracks the Covid statistics for Lymm and the local hospital - Warrington General Hospital - using publicly available data.

The links below provide local information for Lymm and surrounding areas. Numbers 1-3 are probably most useful for getting a view on the latest position in & around Lymm, the other links provide further information, collated details etc. 

Lymm, in the borough of Warrington neighbours both Trafford (Greater Manchester) via Warburton and Altrincham as well as the borough of Cheshire East via High Legh & Little Bollington.

1. Warrington Borough Council Covid-19 dashboard (updated Mon-Fri)
2. Warrington & Halton NHS trust Covid-19 status (updated Mon-Fri) - Webpage reinstated mid June 2021
3. Gov.uk cases by area (interactive map - enter a Lymm postcode)
4. Gov.uk
5. BBC.co.uk (enter your postcode)
6. Gov.uk Covid-19 statistics
7. Warrington Worldwide - regular summary of cases at a Warrington Lower Tier Local Authority level

From the Gov.uk site (the link no.3 in the list above), Covid-19 cases by area link above, updated daily where possible covering cases for Lymm:

• The figures in the table below are the seven–day rolling rate of new cases by specimen date, taken daily from the gov.uk site above - this table should be used only to show general trend for Covid-19 cases in Lymm (tracking a rolling seven-day average on a daily basis will give numbers that don't seem to make sense, but will show trends).
• Where an MSOA (Middle layer Super Output Area e.g. Lymm) records fewer than 3 cases, data is not shown in the national reports in order to protect individuals. Details below will be show as "<3" (e.g. this is the same as 0-2) cases and "<7.9" rolling population.
• Lymm (MSOA code E02002610 / Warrington 021) had an estimated population at mid 2020 of 12,563 (all ages)
• Figures below are as at the date recorded, and are not adjusted retrospectively (the UK Govt. figures frequently change after they are first published) - in early January 2022 there were significant changes (~+5% increase) against figures reported, at a point 7 days later
• From 31 January 2022, UKHSA COVID-19 case reporting has changed to an episode-based definition which includes possible reinfections. Figures appear to have been backdated, the table below shows data AS PUBLISHED  on the "date recorded", so will show significant differences prior to date recorded dates before 31/01/2022
• From 21/02/2022 data is not reported at the weekend
• From 01/04/2022 testing in England was significantly reduced (free lateral flow tests were withdrawn, paid lateral flow tests typically are not reportable - n.b. that free lateral flow tests were in reality not available from early to mid March 2022, and hard to obtain for some time prior to this)
• From 01/07/2022 England covid statistics are updated only weekly.
• From April 2022 these figures are of limited use due to the reduction of testing availability. Any increase in cases reported would be significant, though context would be difficult to understand.

*data for 7 days to these dates was added retrospectively e.g. a week or more after this date

** data for 7 days to dates prior to 09/10/2020 is available but has had retrospective corrections made around early November. The table above shows data that was published on or shortly after the date shown but prior to early November 2020 no longer matches the official record.

Government restrictions would be imposed on Warrington as a whole (which Lymm comes under), even if or when Lymm cases were low / reducing

Warrington & Halton NHS Trust status has been moved to a separate page here

Covid prevalence graphs for Lymm have been moved to a separate page here (includes key restriction dates)