Covid infection rates in Oldham have begun to decline (Photo: Getty Images)

Another four died from the coronavirus, bringing the country’s death toll to 41,433.

The number of new cases of virus infection was 853. In other words, 326,614 infections have been recorded in the UK since the beginning of the pandemic.

On the other hand, in the three areas where the risk of local lockdown is highest due to the surge of coronaviruses, the infection rate is rapidly decreasing.

Oldham, Blackburn, Derwen, and Pendle in northwestern England seem to be on the verge of fighting to reduce the number of new cases of the virus.

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