Bolton now has the second highest coronavirus infection rate in the country - leaders are pleading for lockdown NOT to be lifted

Bolton South East, told The Guardian that many people in the area believed the virus was a fake, government-constructed concept and as a result were refusing to adhere to social distancing guidelines. “There is a lot of confusion about the virus in the area and there are a lot of people now who do not believe it is true,” she said.

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Wigan is now on coronavirus 'red alert' after the infection rate rose above the threshold to be placed on the government watchlist.

Wigan is now on coronavirus 'red alert' after the infection rate rose above the threshold to be placed on the government watchlist.

new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily total since May 8.That means Greater Manchester has contributed around 14pc of the total, considerably bigger than the region's proportion of the total UK population.The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed after testing in the UK since the pandemic began has now hit 374,228.In addition, the Department of Health has recorded a further 20 deaths in the UK in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 41,684.Separate figures

Bolton has become the UK's coronavirus hotspot following a sudden surge in cases which began in the last week of August. Last Tuesday the borough was placed under strict new lockdown measures which included banning pubs and restaurants from all but takeaway sales.

Bolton after Health Secretary Matt Hancock blamed the rise on 'people in their 20s and 30s' socialising.

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The infection rate in Trafford is decreasing, as a total of 58 new coronavirus cases were confirmed within a week.Between August 28 and September 3, less than 60 new cases were confirmed across the borough and Hale Barns accounted for the highest number with eight, according to Public Health England figures.No areas in the borough saw more than 10 new cases after a number of weeks of Hale Barns and other areas like Longford and Clifford seeing double-figure new cases.The areas with the next

that has forced new restrictions on residents.This latest infection rate spike is now higher than it was in mid-April, when the number of cases reached a peak across the country.At that time the rate of people contracting the virus had not reached above 90.In the weeks following the first peak, it dropped and had remained consistently between 10 and 25.

Bolton in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Bolton has nearly reached 100.

Bolton are among the worst affected amid a spike in coronavirus cases, official figures reveal. Data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that 20 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever in the week from August 24 to 30.A total of 16 new cases were recorded in neighbouring Tonge, while 12 people tested positive in both Breightmet North and Hall I' th' Wood.

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Bolton now has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the country. The borough recorded a rate of 76.5 cases per 100,000 people in the week leading to August 31, data shows.

LancsLive reports. Figures showed there had been 47 new cases of the virus in the week leading up to August 30, giving it an infection rate of 65.8 cases per 100,000 people.

The coronavirus infection rate in Bolton is continuing to rise at an alarming rate.Cases are soaring in the town as the rate of infection nears 70 per 100,000 people, in the week ending August 30.The borough is on red alert and has now overtaken Oldham as the Covid-19 hotspot in Greater Manchester, for two days in a row.There were 200 new cases of the virus recorded in Bolton in the last seven days, an increase of 270 per cent from the week before.The town has been ordered to stay in local

hereThe infection rate for Trafford is now 35.4 per 100,000 people - more than three times the national average.

with the second highest rate of new coronavirus cases in the country.The town was due to be released from the Greater Manchester-wide lockdown today, despite council leader David Greenhalgh making a last minute plea to Mr Hancock to reconsider the move.But this afternoon, Mr Hancock has announced that restrictions will remain in place across Bolton - and Trafford, where it's a similar story, with infection rates creeping up.He said: “Following a significant change in the level of infection rates