The latest coronavirus infection figures for Greater Manchester as one borough sees cases double in a week

Coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester have risen by 4pc week-on-week, according to latest figures, as the region prepares to enter 'Tier 3' of the lockdown system.Tougher new measures, such as the closure of pubs and other venues, will be introduced in the region from Friday at 00.01am.People will also be banned from meeting other households indoors and in most outdoor settings.More than 2,000 cases of the virus (2,162) were confirmed in Greater Manchester today - only the third time that

that coronavirus patients could fill up Greater Manchester's entire intensive care capacity by November 12. It comes after a leaked document revealed that some of the region's hospitals are already full.

the NHS gives an update on  coronavirus related  fatalities recorded by hospitals trusts in England during the previous 24 hour period.

Wigan now has the second highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.The town has overtaken Manchester, where rates have dropped for the seventh day in a row.Numbers in Manchester have now gone down by 25 per cent from their peak level rate of 583.5 on Oct 3.There has been a big increase in infection rates in Wigan, which at the end of August had the lowest figures in Greater Manchester.A total of 435.1 per 100,000 of the population tested positive in the town in the week ending

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university.

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university. But localised figures show that in heavily populated student areas such as Fallowfield, the number of cases is down 70 per cent week-on-week.

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

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, October 13 are:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 260Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 484NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 599Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 200Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 239Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, October 12 are:Nationally further 36 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 30,507.Patients were aged between 31 and 97 years old, NHS England said.All but two patients (aged 81 and 93) had known underlying health conditions.Date of death ranges from October 8 to October 11 with the majority being on or

The rate of coronavirus infection remains high across Greater Manchester - with hundreds of people testing positive each week.All 10 boroughs remain at the Government's 'red alert' level.Manchester continues to the be the worst affected area in the region and remains one of the UK's coronavirus hotspots.There were 2,715 positive tests in the city in the week up to October 7, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England.That's a slight increase of 21 on the week before.But

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

hereGreater Manchester overall saw 9,072 cases, a rise of 38 per cent.All ten boroughs remain in the 'red zone' where PHE requires local intervention.The average infection rate for England was 117.4.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.

here Manchester has become a coronavirus hotspot as new data shows it has the highest infection rate of any area in England.Figures released by Public Health England show the seven-day rate in Manchester was 495.6 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending on October 1.The virus is also spreading faster in Manchester than in nearly any other area with the number of positive tests doubling week-on-week.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of

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.

reached 331. Today a further 23 have been confirmed across the region, bringing the total to 354.

hereAs of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 7,108 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, slightly down on the 7,143 reported on Tuesday, which was the highest daily figure recorded since the outbreak began.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 453,264.The Government also said a further 71 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday.This brings the UK total to 42,143.Separate figures published by the UK's statistics agencies show

coronavirus is constantly being reviewed and updated.Measures are in place across the UK to help curb the spread of the deadly virus while local lockdown restrictions have also been imposed.Greater Manchester has been under a local lockdown since the end of July, however the rules and areas it applies to has changed frequently.Residents in Bolton still face tighter restrictions than the other nine boroughs after pubs and restaurants were ordered to close.But people in local lockdown areas still

Bolton's cases dropping by seven percent.There were 595 cases recorded in the borough during the week ending September 26, a decrease of 43 from the previous week.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereIn Bury, there has been an increase in cases by 16 per cent, with 367 positive tests recorded in one week.