Publishing of ethnicity data about new coronavirus cases led to residents being 'racially abused', councillor claims

coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK - bringing the total number of UK cases since the pandemic began to 673,622.

"Crucially, if you experience any symptoms of COVID, however mild, immediately self-isolate and arrange a test, and continue to self-isolate until those results are determined.“No one should be blamed for developing what is a highly transmissible virus.

coronavirus cases in the UK since the pandemic began to 654,644. The government also said a further 137 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, bringing the UK death toll to 43,155.

coronavirus - bringing the total number of cases in the UK since the pandemic began to 617,688.A further 50 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday - bringing the UK death toll to 42,875.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 58,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.New figures also show that hospital admissions in the UK continue to rise.

Tougher restrictions on funerals and public transport in Oldham are to be scrapped as Greater Manchester is due to be placed under ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus rules, an MP has said.The region has reportedly escaped a ‘Tier 3′ shutdown of pubs and bars, but households will continue to be banned from meeting inside, it is understood.Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon tweeted following a video call with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in which he confirmed that the rules would be changing for Oldham and

coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.

coronavirus death toll in the UK now stands at 42,679.

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

coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.

More than 100 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Oldham in 24 hours for the first time in the pandemic as a backlog of cases are added to the statistics.The grim milestone comes as a technical issue across the UK led to more than 15,000 people not being entered into the Test and Trace system last week, and there was a delay in adding them to the figures between September 25 and October 2.As a result the numbers of new coronavirus cases in Oldham have soared at the end of last month and

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lanarkshire for five consecutive days.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 130 cases in the region today as she warned further restrictions across Scotland may be needed "in the near future".Since the first cases of the virus were confirmed in the region in March, there have been just six days when more than 100 new cases have been

positive case means the toll stands at 2,530. The First Minister, speaking from her daily briefing in Edinburgh, said 218 people are currently being treated in hospital with 22 in intensive care.

More than 7,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.This is only slightly less than yesterday's figures which were the highest ever amount recorded since the pandemic began.The number of deaths has also increased by 71 - the same as Tuesday's figure which was the highest daily total of deaths since July 1.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 7,108 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of

have been asked to self-isolate and not leave their accommodation for a fortnight.

“We have taken this decision to protect our pupils and staff, whose safety is always our highest priority."Some schools which already had a number of children isolating have sent further groups home, including Fairfield High School for Girls in Droylsden where there's been another confirmed case in Year 10 and at Corpus Christi RC Primary in Oldham, where the Nursery and Reception bubble is now also isolating.Elton High in Bury has also had another confirmed case, which has affected a small

Nicola Sturgeon has announced 558 new coronavirus cases in Scotland in the past 24 hours. The First Minister announced there has been no new hospital deaths from a positive case with the total number of deaths remaining at 2,510.

More than 4,000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Greater Manchester in a single week.The total number of cases has gone up by 4,322 in the seven days to September 21.Every single borough across the region remains on red alert.Bolton still has the highest infection rate in the country with 218.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending September 21.In Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside and Wigan the infection rates are still well above 100.Trafford has the lowest

Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Of those cases 219 are in the Greater Glasgow area, 66 are in Lanarkshire and 73 are in Lothian.A significant number of new cases in the Glasgow area are linked to an outbreak at Glasgow University halls of residence.

pandemic in late March.

of Oldham  has become the latest coronavirus hotspot in Greater Manchester.  Alexandra Park has the highest number of cases across the region, seeing 47 positive tests during the week ending September 16. Werneth, also in Oldham, recorded 46 cases while Levenshulme North had 40 confirmed cases. Recently, all ten boroughs across Greater Manchester moved into the highest level of alert for the first time. Manchester has seen its highest ever single-day spike in new coronavirus cases as the city