Six further coronavirus-related deaths recorded at Greater Manchester's hospitals

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.

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

highest rate in England after outbreaks among the student population.

hereEach 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 that took place several days - or even weeks ago.They do not include deaths in care homes or community settings.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in

among the student population around Fallowfield is driving the increase in the city. A third of cases in Greater Manchester in the week ending September 30 were in the borough of Manchester alone.Across Greater Manchester as a whole, there are no signs that the seven-week spike in cases which began at the end of August is coming to an end.All ten boroughs in the region now have an infection rate of over 100.

confirmed more than 200 students and staff have tested positive for coronavirus in the past ten days.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, September 29, is:A total of 44 people who tested positive for Covid-19 died in England's hospitals, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths to 29,962.Patients were aged between 47 and 99 years old.

hereThis was the equivalent of around 22 per cent of the nearly 6.1 million FTE sickness days lost during the period across all staff groups in the NHS in England.The data showed that during the peak of the outbreak in April there were 690,569 FTE days lost due to Covid-19 - 30.6 per cent of the nearly 2.3 million absences recorded that month.At Stockport NHS Trust, more than a quarter (27.6 per cent) of sick days lost were Covid-19-related, the highest proportion locally.Both Stockport NHS

Bolton suggested it will help drive down coronavirus infection rates.Bolton has remained on ‘red’ alert for a number of weeks.There were 212 cases per 100,000 in the town at the beginning of the local lockdown on September 8.Greater Manchester’s other nine boroughs all remain on red alert too for the fourth day running, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.In Wigan, the rate jumped from 90.4 in the week ending September 18 to 101.9 in the week ending September 19.Rates are

one more coronavirus death has been recorded at Greater Manchester’s hospitals.

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

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 18, 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

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, September 17, 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

the total number of positive cases in Greater Manchester increased by more than 50 per cent in one day.There were 576 positive cases confirmed in the region on Wednesday, compared with 374 on Tuesday.But that is likely to have been caused by the backlog of tests that have been taken that took longer to produce a result.A more accurate guide to the bigger picture is the infection rate.Our latest analysis of the data shows that Oldham is still seeing an increase in cases, but the infection rate

new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily total since May 8.That means Greater Manchester has contributed around 14pc of the total, considerably bigger than the region's proportion of the total UK population.The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed after testing in the UK since the pandemic began has now hit 374,228.In addition, the Department of Health has recorded a further 20 deaths in the UK in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 41,684.Separate figures

Covid-19 test if you have symptoms? The Department of Health has set up 17 testing sites across Greater Manchester, and mobile units are also deployed to the areas most in need.The region currently has two regional drive-through sites, which you'll need a car to access, and 15 local walk-in sites, which are accessible by car or foot. No matter which site you attend, you will need to book an appointment through the government's online booking system first.The system will ask whether you have

coronavirus outbreak began, the latest data for Greater Manchester shows.

more stringent restrictions on social gatherings anyway.The increase in infection rates is concerning to public health officials, given that there have been widespread complaints of people unable to get tested across Greater Manchester.In Oldham, people with symptoms were turned away from three walk-in testing sites with one MP claiming the online booking system has 'fallen over'.

there are widespread concerns at the number of coronavirus tests available and that could be a factor.We've reported on people being sent as far as Llandudno for a test or offered slots in Aberdeen.But the government insists testing in areas with outbreaks is being prioritised.Greater Manchester remains an area with one of the highest infection rates in the country, with seven of ten boroughs in the government's 'red alert' zone above 50 cases per 100,000 people.The three boroughs below that

hereSeven areas are currently in the 'red alert' zone, while three are 'amber'.In Salford, the infection rate fell from 82.3 to 80.4 while Bury's also dropped from 79.1 to 75.9.Manchester's shifted slightly from 75.4 to 74.9 and Rochdale's fell from 75.5 to 70.1.Wigan, Trafford and Stockport's infection rates are all increasing, according to the ONS data.Wigan's rate stands at 41.7, Trafford's 39.5 and Stockport's 39.5.However, the three boroughs still have the lowest transmission rates in