164 schools now have confirmed coronavirus cases across Greater Manchester - thousands of pupils are self-isolating

hereGreater Manchester overall saw 9,072 cases, a rise of 38 per cent.All ten boroughs remain in the 'red zone' where PHE requires local intervention.The average infection rate for England was 117.4.Although the number of cases is rising steeply across much of the country, there is now much more testing than at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April and May.

a further nine have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

a further 11 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

topped 350.

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confirmed more than 200 students and staff have tested positive for coronavirus in the past ten days.

reached 331. Now a further 23 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

topped 300. Now a further 17 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

There has been a ‘significant increase’ in the number of coronavirus patients in ICU beds across Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has revealed. The mayor spoke out about the rising number coronavirus cases during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.The ‘significant rise’ in cases refers to those in ICU and non-ICU.There were 41 cases of Covid-19 in ICU beds across Greater Manchester hospitals in the week ending September 29, up from 28 the previous week. There were 228 cases of Covid-19

Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more. Yesterday we revealed how the number of schools reporting confirmed Covid cases since children returned in September had reached 294.

reached 294.

close for a week after a 'significant number' of staff tested positive for Covid, and Loreto High in Chorlton, where Year 7s are isolating after a confirmed case.

a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

a fifth of the region's schools (247) have had confirmed cases - among either pupils, staff or both. At one secondary - Philips High in Whitefield, Bury - there have been 18 positive tests and the whole of Year 11 has been sent home.

Bolton suggested it will help drive down coronavirus infection rates.Bolton has remained on ‘red’ alert for a number of weeks.There were 212 cases per 100,000 in the town at the beginning of the local lockdown on September 8.Greater Manchester’s other nine boroughs all remain on red alert too for the fourth day running, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.In Wigan, the rate jumped from 90.4 in the week ending September 18 to 101.9 in the week ending September 19.Rates are

of Oldham  has become the latest coronavirus hotspot in Greater Manchester.  Alexandra Park has the highest number of cases across the region, seeing 47 positive tests during the week ending September 16. Werneth, also in Oldham, recorded 46 cases while Levenshulme North had 40 confirmed cases. Recently, all ten boroughs across Greater Manchester moved into the highest level of alert for the first time. Manchester has seen its highest ever single-day spike in new coronavirus cases as the city

Ladybridge High in Bolton where every year group has been affected.

risen again today - to 177.Among the cases confirmed today is the full closure of a second primary school in Greater Manchester.St Luke's Primary in Heywood had already sent home pupils in Years 2, 3 and 6, but now it's been forced to shut to all year groups amid 'staffing issues'.While some schools continue to send home entire year groups, others have more recently been restricting self-isolations to close contacts of confirmed cases - using seating plans to help identify those individuals they

risen again today - to 133. Testing problems are continuing to make things even more stressful for teachers and families, with many unable to book tests.

Manchester Evening News that if there is a positive case at their child's school, they 'have a right to know'. Among the cases confirmed today is the closure of an entire primary school in Oldham, the first confirmed shutdown in Greater Manchester.