Coronavirus cases plateauing in Oldham with two hotspots seeing steep falls in numbers

There has been a major spike in new coronavirus cases in Bury.More than 300 people in the borough tested positive for Covid-19 in just one week for the first time since the pandemic began, figures from Public Health England show.It takes the rate of infections in the town to 173 for every 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than it was during the first wave of the virus.The new cases mean only Bolton has a higher rate in Greater Manchester while the infection rate in Bury is now more

Six months on since the first national lockdown, coronavirus cases are back on the rise.

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.

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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.

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.

residents across Greater Manchester struggle to find available appointments.

we reported how the number of schools with confirmed cases had risen to more than 65.

where tighter restrictions have been reintroduced in the borough after infection rates surged.

Infection rates are increasing across all ten boroughs, with all but three in the government's 'red alert' zone for areas above 50 cases per 100,000 people.Bolton is the highest at 160.7 with Tameside and Salford in the 80s, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester in the 70s and Bury in the 60s.Wigan, Trafford and Stockport are all in the 30s but are all on an upward trend as well.There were 2,029 positive cases in the week ending September 7, the first time the number has gone above 2,000 since April

Bosses in Oldham say they can ‘offer lessons learned’ to Bolton on how to bring down a coronavirus spike after they narrowly avoided a full local lockdown.In the middle of August the borough was balanced on a knife edge with the threat of an economic shutdown looming.However nearly a month later and the number of new infections in Oldham has dropped significantly – although it remains in the ‘red zone’.In the week leading to September 9 the rate of infection per 100,000 people was 58.2 – down

Coronavirus infections are on the rise again in Oldham’s biggest hotspot making it the third highest neighbourhood for cases in Greater Manchester.Despite a recent steep fall in cases, the latest statistics show that there were 22 cases of Covid-19 recorded in Alexandra Park in the week ending September 3.It is in the top three areas in the region for cases of the virus, behind only Bolton hotspots Breightmet South and Darcy Lever with 30 cases, and Tonge with 25.Bolton’s rate of infection is

There were 2,988 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus as of 9am on Sunday (September 6) - a sharp spike from Saturday's figure of 1,813.

coronavirus cases in a day since April, the latest figures show.

The number of coronavirus cases among Rochdale’s white population is now outstripping those in the BAME community, council leader Allen Brett has said.The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show the borough had the fourth highest infection rate in Greater Manchester for the week ending September 2.With cases rising to 49.5 per 100,000 people, it is in danger of entering the ‘red alert’ zone (50,000 cases per 100,000) which can trigger extra restrictions such as those imposed in

Weekly collections of food and garden waste are to start back up again after being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.From Monday, September 14, resident’s green bins will be collected every seven days.The councils says weekly collections of organic waste were suspended due to the impact of Covid-19 on its service and staff, and so that it could prioritise grey general waste bin collections.Coun Barbara Brownridge, cabinet member for neighbourhoods and culture said: “Over the last few months

Schools across England are due to reopen on Tuesday but the pandemic means that it will be very different for returning pupils.In Blue Coat school, an oversubscribed secondary school in Oldham town centre, the main challenge has been around the logistics of how to separate and keep safe its 1,750 pupils and 150 staff. Maximising space has been the biggest issue for leaders preparing for all pupils to return to the Egerton Street academy on September 1.Gone are the days of specialised department

There has been a significant rise in the number of new coronavirus cases registered in Bolton as the town prepares to come out of Greater Manchester's lockdown restrictions.On Friday the government announced that the borough would be exempt from the region's restrictions because the infection rate had remained low.At that time the figures showed a total of 17.4 new cases for every 100,000 people in Bolton.But, updated statistics from Public Health England show that number has now risen to 34.8