'It's a scary situation': Worry on the streets of Greater Manchester's Covid hotspot

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Wigan in the seven days up to February 27. The figure is up from 24 the previous week and marks a 112pc increase.According to figures from Public Health England, the infection rate for Abram & Bickershaw has soared to 604.6 cases per 100,000 people, the highest rate anywhere in the region.The M.E.N.

direct to your inbox Bolton continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

In Tameside, the latest infection rate is 184.6 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone down by 12 per cent. There was a fall of 14 per cent in cases in Manchester over the week ending February 23.

The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, February 27, is:Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 740In England, a further 257 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 82,974, NHS England said on Saturday.Patients were aged between 23 and 98.All except seven, aged between 45 and 95, had known underlying health conditions.The

direct to your inboxAnother 13 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.The region's coronavirus hospital death toll has now reached 5,543, the latest NHS figures show.Five more deaths were registered at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, bringing it's total to 520 since the start of the pandemic.Three more were recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - its total now standing at 1,513Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust registered

Bolton MP has said he is "not concerned" about the high rate of Covid-19 infections in the borough, stating hospital admissions and virus-related deaths were "down dramatically".

direct to your inboxHundreds of fines have been handed out for Covid breaches in Greater Manchester in the last week - including at weddings, house parties and Manchester Airport.Illegal barber shops in garden sheds, unlicensed backroom bars and crowded premises with no social distancing have been discovered during enforcement visits.The number of Covid-related incidents reported to police rose by almost a quarter in the last week as the half-term and a change in weather has seen more people

for the easing of lockdown restrictions, starting from next month.

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direct to your inboxAnother 16 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 5,516, the latest NHS figures show.Five new deaths were recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

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direct to your inbox A further 18 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

direct to your inboxThe total number of coronavirus deaths in Greater Manchester is now approaching 7,000.And tragically every neighbourhood in the region except one has suffered at least one fatality. An interactive map produced by the Office for National Statistics shows the number of deaths where Covid-19 was the underlying (main) cause on the death certificate in every neighbourhood in England and Wales.

direct to your inboxHealth chiefs are growing increasingly concerned that Covid-19 cases in Greater Manchester are not falling as quickly as in other parts of the country - and fear the region could face being locked down for even longer.One director of public health has warned there continues to be a ‘reservoir’ of coronavirus circulating in the community, which is keeping infection rates high.As of Wednesday, all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs recorded an infection rate higher than the England

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

Covid-19 have all been touted as theories. Increased testing - including a push for asymptomatic tests -  could also be behind why the borough bucking the trend.