The 18 places in the UK that have not yet reached the peak of coronavirus

Some local council areas are behind the national trajectory - despite Boris Johnson announcing the UK was 'past the peak' at the end of April

There are eighteen councils across Britain that have not yet reached the peak of coronavirus cases, new data analysis shows.

Despite the prime minister announcing that the UK was 'past the peak' on April 30 - regional data shows that some places are behind the national trajectory.

New analysis of ONS data by the Telegraph has shown that 18 councils in England and Wales are yet to reach the peak, the Mirror reports.

More than 88,000 people died across England and Wales in April, making it the worst month for deaths since records began.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that in April last year 44,123 people died.

That figure, in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, almost doubled to 88,153.

The 18 councils where the virus hasn't reached its peak yet:

1) Ashford, Kent

2) Broadland, Norfolk

3) Carlisle, Cumbria

4) Doncaster, South Yorkshire

5) Eden, Cumbria

6) Fenland, Cambridgeshire

7) Herefordshire

8) Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire

9) Kettering, Northamptonshire

10) North Somerset

11) Preston, Lancashire

12) Richmondshire, North Yorkshire

13) Rother, East Sussex

14) Selby, North Yorkshire

15) South Norfolk

16) Tonbridge and Malling, Kent

17) Wrexham, North Wales

18) Wyre, Lancashire.

Ministers have warned that local lockdowns will be necessary where local outbreaks are detected as part of the government's test and trace programme.

Yesterday Boris Johnson announced further easing of lockdown in England as figures continue to decrease as a whole.

As of Monday, people will be allowed to meet in groups of six outdoors as long as they maintain the 2m distance, schools will begin to see a phased return, and outdoor markets and car showrooms will open in England.