Secondary schools 'to reopen later than planned' to tackle rising coronavirus cases

Los Angeles county, which has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, has reached its grimmest milestone yet as officials confirm more than 1 million total cases of Covid-19.

Bolton has more than doubled in one week. A total of 73 cases were recorded in Breightmet North in the seven days up to January 11, according to data from Public Health England (PHE).It marks an increase of 39 cases on the previous week and leaves the area with an infection rate of 858 cases per 100,000 people.Gorse Hill area, in Stretford, and Moss Side West were the only areas in Greater Manchester to record a higher infection rate over the same period.

Ayrshire in a post-Christmas surge.The number of people being diagnosed with Covid has gone up by 30 per cent since Boxing Day last year, with cases rising at a rate of around 100 per week.On December 26 the number of positive cases recorded since the pandemic began was 8,771 by January 14 that number had risen to 11,560 - a total of 2,958 new cases.Boxing Day was the first day of a Tier 4 national lockdown, with tougher measures brought in on January 5 to deal with a faster spreading new

Texas became the second state to surpass the 2 million mark this week as the region experiences record-high coronavirus numbers in the month of January.The Lone Star State has now seen 2,040,751 confirmed cases of the virus since the pandemic started nearly a year ago, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Florida surpassed 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 when approximately 15,000 new cases were identified Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health.

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – The increasing need for more substitute teachers to fill in for full-time teachers calling out sick, resigning or even protesting over in-school learning as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country has pushed some school districts to temporarily relax qualification requirements.

direct to your inboxThe Health Secretary has 'ruled out' removing childcare or support bubbles in a bid to combat spiralling coronavirus cases.Matt Hancock was speaking at a Downing Street press briefing this evening about efforts to keep the current spike of Covid-19 under control.There had been rumours that Number 10 was considering axing the bubbles to try and further reduce the number of interactions between households.But Mr Hancock said: "I can rule out removing the bubbles that we have in

direct to your inboxMore than 54,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.A further 54,940 more tested positive in the UK as of 9am on Sunday, the government said.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 3,072,349. The government also said a further 563 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday.

Arkansas this week hit a new record for the active number of coronavirus cases in the state, according to official estimates.  The state on Thursday reported some 25,984 active cases of COVID-19, an increase of 892 from the day prior.  Overall, Arkansas on Thursday has seen an estimated 245,916 cases of the novel virus, an increase of 3,323 from the day before.  Additionally, the virus has claimed some 3,926 lives in the state, per official estimates.  "It is critical that we all work together

On Dec. 21, nearly a year after the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in America, the U.S.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang has the highest rate of new cases in the region, at 3.84 per 1000 residents.

The 2021 Grammy Awards has been postponed. The award show will now take place in March after the recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths, the Recording Academy told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

direct to your inboxThe number of people that have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK has surpassed Monday's record daily total.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 60,916 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,774,479.It comes on the day a third national lockdown was imposed across England.A further 830 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus as of Tuesday, bringing the UK

direct to your inboxA 'critical incident' has been declared at Lincoln County Hospital over rising numbers of coronavirus patients.Health bosses have said there around 200 patients with Covid-19 in the hospital in Greetwell Road and at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston at a time of staff shortages because of infection and self-isolation.

direct to your inboxIn a matter of hours, schools will be reopening their doors to begin the spring term, but thousands of teachers, support staff and parents don't know whether they should be returning or not.Earlier this week, the education secretary Gavin Williamson backtracked on earlier decisions and said secondary schools will have an extra week's holiday before a staggered return.Some primary schools in London were told not to reopen but then Mr Williamson performed another U-turn after

direct to your inboxThe Premier League has confirmed it has no plans to pause the 2020/21 season amid a rise in positive COVID-19 casesReports surfaced on Tuesday that chairmen of top-flight clubs had held informal talks about a two-week break in action. That came on the back of Manchester City’sPremier League clash with Everton being postponed on Monday night due to a COVID outbreak in the City squad.

direct to your inboxSome children are set to have a delayed return to school as cases of coronavirus continue to rise.Most primary schools will re-open on Monday, January 4, but secondary pupils across Greater Manchester will not immediately return.The Government has said some primary schools in Tier 4 areas with the highest infection rates will not re-open fully, but these areas have not yet been confirmed.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said it would apply only to a 'small number' of