hereManchester’s infection rate is currently around 10 cases per 100,000.Wigan’s director of public health Professor Kate Ardern, who is also leading on Greater Manchester’s contact tracing system, said: “Following the government’s decision to introduce a local lockdown in Leicester, we have been made aware that the media is sharing a list of places that could be next, including Wigan.“The figures being quoted are weekly case increases, without any wider context.