Manchester student and parent anger at 'Fallowfield Covid soup' as infection rate soars among young people

The leader of Rochdale council says admissions to hospital and intensive care units are his main concern after the borough’s infection rate became the highest in the region over the weekend.Latest Public Health England figures show there were 454 cases per 100,000 people during the week to October 14.The 12 pc week-on-week rise has seen it overtake Manchester - whose problems largely relate to the student population - as the worst hit in the conurbation.Wigan now has the second highest rate.It

Wigan, Springwood Primary in Swinton, Salford, and St Andrew's CE Primary in Radcliffe, Bury.

being put into local lockdown.

today announced a new three tiered Covid Alert Level system in England, with areas designated as being at either medium, high, or very high risk.Despite fears to the contrary, Greater Manchester was designated high risk and placed in tier 2 meaning all mixing of households indoors will be prohibited but hospitality can remain open.Although he urged Labour MPs to "prevail on the authorities in Greater Manchester to come into Tier 3.""I would hope is that we can work together to bring down the

hereIn a statement from the university also issued on behalf of the student's family Dr Simon Merrywest, director for the student experience at the University of Manchester, said the tragedy wasn't Covid-19-related.He said: "We can confirm that very sadly one of our students was found deceased in their hall of residence at around 5pm on Thursday, October 8."We are providing all possible support to their family and friends and our utmost sympathies go out to them."The family have asked us to make

those aged between 17 and 21.Manchester still has the highest rate in England after several large outbreaks among the student population.Fallowfield - home to thousands of students - remains the Covid-19 hotspot of England, with 612 confirmed cases in the week ending October 3, according to the latest ONS data.Hulme and University - where Manchester Metropolitan University’s halls of residence are located - recorded 184 cases during that time.Earlier this week, Manchester Council said

hereAfter Manchester, Rochdale (305.7) has the next highest infection rate followed by Salford (293.6), Bury (272.3), Bolton (251.1), Oldham (250.9), Wigan (239.5), Tameside (222.1) and finally Stockport (202.8).The average infection rate for England is 108.6.

with each other rather than, for example, being linked to any obvious large workplace outbreak.

hereTwo other districts have also seen sharp increases in the number of positive tests, Trafford and Stockport, although the total numbers are much smaller than in Manchester.In Trafford, some 511 positive tests were registered, a rise of 71 per cent on the previous week. In Stockport, there was a 78 per cent increase in cases (533 positives).The total number of positive tests was 8,256 in Greater Manchester overall during the week, a rise of 53 per cent.

on the university's website.The University of Manchester (UoM) has so far ruled out an MMU style lockdown at its halls.On Monday, the M.E.N asked if this was now a possibility.A UoM spokesperson said: “The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and the wider local community is the University’s primary concern and we will support them in every way we can.“We are concerned by the rising rate in Manchester and we will be meeting with Public Health colleagues as a matter of urgency to discuss

Manchester is the country's coronavirus hotspot as new data shows it has the highest infection rate of any area in England.

straight to your inbox Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has ruled out a summer move for Manchester United winger Daniel James.The Yorkshire side had been weighing up a possible deal to sign the Wales international before deadline day but now look like they will turn their attentions elsewhere. MEN Sport revealed earlier in the week Leeds managing director Angus Kinnear attended United's Carabao Cup win at Luton, where James was an unused substitute.

aiming for the “reclamation” of British values.The name will be subject to the approval of the Electoral Commission.But Manchester charity RECLAIM say the name is taken “by something that’s actually by working class people for working class people”.The long-established charity was founded in Moss Side more than a decade ago to help working class young people become leaders in their communities.Founder Ruth Ibegbuna used the charity as a platform to campaign for greater levels of equality and to

Tighter coronavirus restrictions in Bolton which have forced pubs and restaurants to close completely are ‘immoral’, the mayor of Greater Manchester has said.Landlords in the town will get no reprieve from the strict lockdown rules in place over the last few weeks after new figures showed the borough's infection rate has reached 242 new cases for every 100,000 people.It is the highest rate recorded in Bolton so far, significantly above the numbers from the first wave of the pandemic.Despite

Stockport and Wigan, bringing the boroughs in line with the rest of Greater Manchester, except Bolton where extra measures apply.

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),

Manchester Evening News brings the total to 247. While some of those affected have now returned to class, we have not been alerted to every bubble closure, so the true figure is expected to be even higher.

Sandbar saying that the reduced hours, coupled with all the other measures it has had to introduce, would 'destroy' it as a business. Becky Wilkes, senior sales and marketing manager at 20 Stories, said: "It's ridiculous that hospitality's being targeted like this.