direct to your inbox Data showing the most recent coronavirus infection rate for each individual local authority area in England has been released.
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Coronavirus infection rates are falling slower than the NHS expected during the lockdown as it is feared the peak will not come until next month, and NHS chief has warned.
Chris Hopson, Chief Executive of NHS Providers, told MPs that hospitals face worsening pressures in spite of the national lockdowns, the Mirror reports.Giving evidence at a Health and Social Care Committee, he said: "It seems now pretty clear the infection rate is not going to go down as quickly as it did in the first phase,
.direct to your inbox Data showing the most recent coronavirus infection rate for each individual local authority area in England has been released.
direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 360 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 355.8 in the week ending January
direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 370 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 367.9 in the week ending January
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direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has fallen below 400 in every borough in Greater Manchester for the first time since New Year's Day.Across the region the number of infections continues to fall, the latest Public Health England figures show.Manchester remains the worst-affected borough in the region.But in the week up to January 20, its rate dropped 14% to 397.1 cases per 100,000 people.It means for the first time since January 1, all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester have an
direct to your inboxInfection rates are continuing to fall across every Greater Manchester borough.Each of the region’s ten boroughs are below England's average of 452.5 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 18.Only the city of Manchester has a rate above 400 and Oldham - which once had the highest rates in the country - is now sitting at 282.6 cases per 100,000 people for the same time period.Here in Greater Manchester, the borough of Trafford had the biggest drop in cases in the seven
direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in every borough of Greater Manchester.The latest Public Health England figures show a decline in the spread of the virus in the seven days ending January 17.The overall rate for Greater Manchester is 376.1 per 100,000. It is 12pc lower than the previous seven days and still below the national average.
direct to your inboxAn NHS boss has compared breaking the lockdown rules to turning on a light in the middle of a blackout during the Blitz. Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London, speaking at a coronavirus briefing on Thursday said: "This is the biggest health emergency to face this country since the Second World War.
direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in Greater Manchester.The spread of infection has slowed in nine out of 10 boroughs.Experts say the impact of the third national lockdown is starting to be reflected in Public Health England's infection rate data.The overall figure for Greater Manchester has fallen by 14pc to 392.2 per 100,000 for the seven days ending January 15.It is still lower than the average rate for England, which stands at 495.4 for the same week.The
direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen in nine out of 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.Bolton is the only area in the region where the transmission rate has increased.Public Health England have released the most up-to-date figures for the seven days ending January 14.Health experts say England is beginning to see the effects of national lockdown measures.Yet Prof Powis, NHS medical director, said it would be a number of weeks before current lockdown measures would begin
direct to your inboxOnly one borough in Greater Manchester has recorded a rising infection rate, the latest Government data confirms.Bolton is the only borough to see an increase in the spread of the virus in the week ending January 13.The town now has an infection rate of 381.2 per 100,000 people in its population, an increase of 9pc.The overall infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen for the second day running to 402.0, a drop of 4pc.The spread of the virus has slowed nationally too.
NHS will start a 24-hour coronavirus vaccine trial over the next 10 days Health bosses have confirmed hospitals will push vaccines out around the clock to stop the spread of Covid-19. Staff could administer up to 140 jabs per minute in the new trial Sir Simon Stevens, NHS England boss, unveiled the plan today on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
direct to your inboxThe week-on-week coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen for the first time since before Christmas.Figures released today (Saturday) by Public Health England revealed there were 410.9 positive tests in Greater Manchester for every 100,000 people in the week ending January 12, which was the first full week of the national lockdown.The rate was 2.3 per cent down compared to the infection rate for the previous week (420.5).The last time the week-on-week
direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed, as cases continue to rise across Greater Manchester.Rates are still rising in all ten boroughs, but week-on-week percentage rises do not appear to be increasing as rapidly as they have in previous days.The average infection rate for England was the same as it was the previous week.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by
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