Coronavirus infections rising again in Oldham's biggest hotspot neighbourhood

hereBolton still has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester - 231.That's followed by Manchester (207) and Bury (193).The figures, for the seven days to September 25, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government's testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.Data for the most recent three days - September 26-28 - has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be

hereData for the most recent three days has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.Burnley is currently the place with the highest infection rate in the UK - with it standing at 269.9 per 100,000 people.Knowsley has the second highest rate, up from 137.2 to 265.1 with 400 new cases.Liverpool is in third place, where the rate has risen from 146.6 to 251.8, with 1,254 new cases.Bolton has the fifth highest infection rate in the country, with Manchester the ninth highest.Every

outbreak of 127 cases at Manchester Metropolitan University's Birley Campus and Cambridge Halls of Residence.

Household-to-household transmissions are behind the outbreak in Longsight and north Levenshulme, where 54 new cases were found in the week to September 20.

Bolton 218.4 (628), 201.0 (578)South Tyneside 205.3 (310), 100.7 (152)Burnley 204.7 (182), 112.5 (100)Knowsley 204.2 (308), 124.0 (187)Newcastle upon Tyne 193.2 (585), 69.0 (209)Liverpool 192.2 (957), 116.9 (582)Blackburn with Darwen 181.0 (271), 128.9 (193)Halton 177.7 (230), 87.3 (113)Bury 174.4 (333), 112.0 (214)Hyndburn 172.7 (140), 148.1 (120)Preston 172.6 (247), 134.1 (192)Manchester 165.7 (916), 85.6 (473)Oldham 162.8 (386), 115.6 (274)Pendle 158.5 (146), 89.0 (82)Rochdale 155.6 (346),

quickly rising in Bury.The town now has the second highest infection rate in Greater Manchester - second only to Bolton where the rate is 212.8.Bury recorded 173.3 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending September 20.More than 300 people in the borough tested positive for Covid-19 in just one week for the first time since the pandemic began.Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside and Wigan all still have infection rates above 100.And the rate of infection is still rising in Stockport and

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

one more coronavirus death has been recorded at Greater Manchester’s hospitals.

coronavirus tests were recorded in a week in Greater Manchester for the first time, the latest figures show.

Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise sharply across most of Greater Manchester with all ten boroughs now at the highest level of alert for the first time.Stockport and Trafford have now recorded an infection rate of more than 50 cases per 100,000 people in the local population - it's the first time the two boroughs have reached that milestone since the height of the pandemic in April.Manchester has also seen a significant rise in cases, registering 100 positive tests for three days in a

coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, the latest figures for Greater Manchester show.

According to this interactive map there were 20 cases in Eccles, which has been an area with high infection rates in recent weeks. Salford currently has the third highest Covid infection rate in Greater Manchester with 97.4 cases per 100,000 people as of September 17.

the total number of positive cases in Greater Manchester increased by more than 50 per cent in one day.There were 576 positive cases confirmed in the region on Wednesday, compared with 374 on Tuesday.But that is likely to have been caused by the backlog of tests that have been taken that took longer to produce a result.A more accurate guide to the bigger picture is the infection rate.Our latest analysis of the data shows that Oldham is still seeing an increase in cases, but the infection rate

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.

coronavirus outbreak began, the latest data for Greater Manchester shows.

there are widespread concerns at the number of coronavirus tests available and that could be a factor.We've reported on people being sent as far as Llandudno for a test or offered slots in Aberdeen.But the government insists testing in areas with outbreaks is being prioritised.Greater Manchester remains an area with one of the highest infection rates in the country, with seven of ten boroughs in the government's 'red alert' zone above 50 cases per 100,000 people.The three boroughs below that

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

Cases of coronavirus are continuing to plateau in Oldham, with the two largest hotspots recording steep falls.In the last seven days to August 29, there have been 134 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the borough, a slight decrease on the previous week of 143.According to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Oldham had an infection rate of 56.4 cases per 100,000 people for the same period.This is a fall of almost half from the first week in August, where the rate was 109.7.Throughout the

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