Bolton did when its pubs were ordered to close - and the pubs and restaurants in those areas remain open for business. The infection rate in three areas - Knowsley, Burnley and Liverpool - is currently more than double that of Bolton's when the pub ban was brought in amid a spike in local coronavirus cases.At the time of the announcement, the most recent 7-day infection rate for Bolton was 128.3 cases per 100,000 people.Since then, Bolton's rate has continued to rise and now stands at just over 231 cases per 100,000 people.The town is now longer has the highest rate of infection in the country, which now belongs to Knowsley with a peak of 279.7 cases, followed by Burnley, Liverpool and Newcastle.But pubs and restaurants in those areas all.