with intermittent wet weather expected to continue on Sunday.
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Royal Bolton Hospital issued a desperate plea for residents to stop visiting its emergency department in an attempt to get tested.
Bolton is currently the ‘coronavirus capital’ of the country - with infection rates recently soaring to more than 200 cases per 100,000 people.Mr Rumbelow said it has become an issue across the region.He said: “We have seen, across Greater Manchester, a significant change in that we have not seen people turning up at A&E for some time, and they are turning up now,
.with intermittent wet weather expected to continue on Sunday.
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confirmed more than 200 students and staff have tested positive for coronavirus in the past ten days.
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
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.
The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, September 24, is:Across England, a further 30 people, who tested positive for coronavirus, have died.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,838.Patients were aged between 18 and 101 years old.
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.
one more coronavirus death has been recorded at Greater Manchester’s hospitals.
new helpline has been set up by the government to make it easier for settings to get advice on what steps to take following a positive case.
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.
struggling to access tests, it's causing even further disruption and delay. At some high schools hundreds of pupils are being affected as whole year bubbles are sent home following a positive test.Oasis Academy Oldham has confirmed that students in Year 10 and 11 are self-isolating for the next fortnight and teachers will be supporting their learning at home.
coronavirus hotspots across Greater Manchester are struggling to get tested amid fears that the national system has ‘lapsed into chaos’. Residents in Manchester, Salford, Rochdale, Oldham, Bolton and Tameside are either being told there are limited numbers of tests available - or none at all.
we reported how the number of schools with confirmed cases had risen to more than 65.
interactive map shows the number of positive Covid test results in each neighbourhood across the country.
hereSeven areas are currently in the 'red alert' zone, while three are 'amber'.In Salford, the infection rate fell from 82.3 to 80.4 while Bury's also dropped from 79.1 to 75.9.Manchester's shifted slightly from 75.4 to 74.9 and Rochdale's fell from 75.5 to 70.1.Wigan, Trafford and Stockport's infection rates are all increasing, according to the ONS data.Wigan's rate stands at 41.7, Trafford's 39.5 and Stockport's 39.5.However, the three boroughs still have the lowest transmission rates in
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four different sets of local restrictions in a fortnight in a desperate bid to control the spread of the virus.Hospitality businesses such as bars, restaurants and cafes, are now only allowed to operate takeaway services and must be closed by 10pm.The data for September 10 also reveals a major rise in infections in Oldham.The rate has risen from 58.2 cases per 100,000 people to 73.0.The increases are also significant in Tameside, from 72.0 to 84.8, Salford from 70.7 to 82.3, Manchester from 64.9
Manchester Evening News to say they have been unable to book a test near to their homes and have have instead been offered appointments at testing centres hours away. University of Manchester student Robbie Beale said he cycled 13 miles and visited three different testing centres before eventually managing to get a test.