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

reached 459. Now a further 15 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

The rate of coronavirus infection remains high across Greater Manchester - with hundreds of people testing positive each week.All 10 boroughs remain at the Government's 'red alert' level.Manchester continues to the be the worst affected area in the region and remains one of the UK's coronavirus hotspots.There were 2,715 positive tests in the city in the week up to October 7, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England.That's a slight increase of 21 on the week before.But

11 confirmed today by the Manchester Evening News brings the total to 421 - that's 34 per cent of the region's 1,237 schools.  While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have occurred since the beginning of September. Among those confirmed today include St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, in Wigan, which has shut to all year groups because there aren't enough teachers.

reached 389. Now a further 21 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

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.

What do you think about this? Have your say in the comments below Professor Dave Shackley, director of Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, said cancer care and treatment has continued throughout the pandemic.He said: "Some services across the country have been impacted due to challenges posed by Covid-19, including the introduction of additional safety measures to protect patients and our staff.“Greater Manchester has developed robust plans with each hospital to address the number of patients

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.

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

Bolton, Bury & District Football League, more than a fifth of fixtures have been postponed since the season began on September 12.