Number of coronavirus intensive care patients double in Greater Manchester in two weeks

coronavirus infection rate double in 12 days the latest data reveals.

hereThe other boroughs also saw a rise in their infection rates: Salford, 337.3; Oldham, 327.3; Bury 307.9; Wigan, 292.7, Tameside, 258.7; Stockport, 245.5.Some 71,717 positive cases were registered in England, an infection rate of 127.4.Although the number of cases is rising steeply across much of the country, there is now much more testing than at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April and May.

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

unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester.

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

the club closed - just six years short of its centenary. It had opened in the middle of the General Strike of 1926, and it closed in turmoil too.Steve, 62, and a former director of the club, said: "There is a bloke who has been a member since 1958 and others for decades.

There has been a ‘significant increase’ in the number of coronavirus patients in ICU beds across Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has revealed. The mayor spoke out about the rising number coronavirus cases during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.The ‘significant rise’ in cases refers to those in ICU and non-ICU.There were 41 cases of Covid-19 in ICU beds across Greater Manchester hospitals in the week ending September 29, up from 28 the previous week. There were 228 cases of Covid-19

The number of coronavirus cases in an area of Rochdale are among the highest in Greater Manchester.There were 49 cases recorded in Wardleworth and Newbold Brow during the week to September 24, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).This is more than anywhere in Bolton, which has the highest infection rate in the country and is under more stringent restrictions than the rest of the conurbation.Elsewhere only the student and university areas in Manchester, North

coronavirus pandemic swept across the UK - and the globe - it was clear that people with other life-limiting conditions would be impacted as NHS medics focused all their efforts on tackling the virus.

Manchester Evening News , a breathless Chris says: "I caught it in Tenerife thinking I was invincible, not wearing a mask. "I paid the price.

Scientists have found a way to spot those Covid patients most likely to end up in intensive care – through a type of cell produced in their bone marrow.The work by the University of Manchester could see patients' blood taken on arrival at hospital to help determine if they are in a higher risk category to become severely ill and suffer multi-organ problems.It could also lead to early treatment to stop these abnormal cells being released into the blood – thought to be triggered by an extreme

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

“We have a thorough cleaning regime at all our fire stations and we continue to carry out cleaning of common touch points (door handles, etc.) at each change of watch. We are following guidance from Public Health England and are doing everything we can to limit the impact of COVID-19 on GMFRS.“As of Friday September 18th we have just under 10% of our uniformed staff absent as a consequence of COVID -19.

hereGMP said it has a Covid-19 contingency plan in place to minimise the impact on police resources, but said the virus 'remains an on-going concern for us as an emergency service'.The force added that following any positive tests among staff, 'internal track and trace protocols are launched and if there are indications that there is learning then we work with both individuals and the organisation to effect changes to minimise future infections amongst our staff.' During the first peak of

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

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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

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, September 19, currently stands at:Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures sometimes include previously uncounted deaths and they do not include deaths in care homes or

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