Macclesfield: It is that time of the week again, where we break down the COVID-19 figures in our town.

These are all supplied via GOV.UK, and include the latest cases, jabs and sadly those who have passed from the virus in the last few days.

The latest numbers will start to show the impact of the PM removing the requirement of facemasks indoor spaces.

And we start with the latest COVID-19 positive tests in Macclesfield.

Here's how many cases were recorded in each of then ten Macclesfield wards Macclesfield Nub News covers.

Wards Listed in Alphabetical Order with Cases for the Seven Days up to January 19

Brackets denote increase or decrease on cases from the point of seven days prior Bollington 65 (-16) Central Macclesfield 109 (-1) Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest 61 (-35) Macclesfield Bolinbrook 61 (-47) Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield 61 (-15) Macclesfield South & Lyme Green 70 (-21) Macclesfield Tytherington 34 (-31) Macclesfield Weston 72 (-1) Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside 103 (+5) Prestbury & Adlington 28 (-21) The most recent data suggests 664 cases were in the Macclesfield area, on January 19 2022. This is a fall of 90 cases in just six days - when there was 754 cases recorded on January 13. But we are nowhere near where we were before Christmas, and figures have not gone to pre-Omicron levels For example, two weeks into Omicron being identified, there were just over 500 confirmed cases on December 15, with an estimated 529 cases in the Macclesfield area. We currently have 754. However, figures are set to align with national trends and continue to fall in the coming days. Vaccination-wise, the figures for Central Macclesfield (the lowest uptake in town) as of January 23 is as follows: 1st dose - 83.9% (of people aged 12 and over)

2nd dose - 78.7%

Booster or 3rd dose - 61.1% Across the hospitals which are managed by East Cheshire NHS Trust, five people with coronavirus went into hospital on 16 January 2022. Between 10 January 2022 and 16 January 2022, 59 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 20.4% compared to the previous seven days. There were 54 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 18 January 2022. Zero are on a ventilator in Macclesfield, or across Cheshire East. There were no deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on Monday 24 January 2022. However, Between 18 January 2022 and 24 January 2022, there have been 22 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 83.3% compared to the previous seven days. You can book a coronavirus vaccine in Macclesfield here. Macclesfield: Have you signed up for our FREE Friday weekly newsletter? It contains each week's top 10 Macclesfield news stories, and one EXCLUSIVE article? 1080 of you have signed up already. Simply enter your email address in the shaded box below or on this link. Free from pop-up ads, or unwanted surveys, Macclesfield Nub News is a quality online newspaper which produces 30-40 stories a week for our town. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter.