The neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester hit hardest by coronavirus - enter your postcode to see the latest figures for your area

here Since then the council saw a rise in cases among those in their 40s and 50s.Meanwhile, Oldham’s coronavirus infection rate has continued to climb rapidly.The borough still has the highest rate in Greater Manchester, at 77.2 in the week ending August 6, the latest government data shows.There were 183 cases in Oldham that week, which is 26 more than the previous week ending July 30.Rochdale’s rate of infection has continued to climb with the figures released on Sunday (August 9) showing the

Greater Manchester's local lockdown will continue.Stricter rules on social gatherings announced last week will continue here, in West Yorkshire and Leicester.Preston has also been added to the list of places where households are banned from gathering in the homes and gardens of others.

Wigan still has the lowest rate of infection in Greater Manchester with 7.3 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people, although it has marginally increased from the week before.

Greater Manchester's local lockdown will continue.Stricter rules on social gatherings announced last week will continue here, in West Yorkshire and Leicester. But Preston has also been added to the list of places where households are banned from gathering in the homes and gardens of others.

Bolton nurse is retiring after working for the NHS for fifty years. Ida Johnson is set to hang up her uniform after 35 years at Bolton Royal Hospital.

government map breaks down the country into areas with a population of around 7,000 residents which are generally larger than council wards.

expressed their frustrations at having the new restrictions imposed despite the relatively low rate of infection in the borough.

coronavirus in each borough. But at the start of what would have been the summer holidays, what does this mean in terms of travel? Can Mancunians still go on a day trip this summer? Will we be able to visit the beach with the kids? Or do we have to stay local?This is what you need to know about travelling out of the area during the Greater Manchester local lockdown.Yes, people in Greater Manchester can travel out of the area to visit the beach.

New data has revealed the numbers of children in Greater Manchester - and the areas where they live - who have been classed as obese or overweight.

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

The 23-year-old man was riding alongside his friends, who were also on off-road bikes, on Common Lane, in Carrington when he fell from the seat.After emergency services scrambled to reach him, the man was rushed to hospital but left fighting for his life because of the injuries."These bikes pose a serious risk," CI Firth said."There was an incident in the middle of June in Leigh.

Targeted lockdown measures were implemented across Greater Manchester at midnight on Thursday, following a concerning rise in the infection rate.

hereIt comes three days after Oldham council announced that restrictions on socialising and visiting other people’s homes were being reintroduced following a spike of 119 new cases in the borough.Reacting to the latest news, leader Sean Fielding said he was supportive of the measures being brought back by government but criticised the way they were communicated.“There is real concern about the way that it was announced, both the timing and lack of clarity,” he added.“The amount of confusion and

announced amid much confusion late last night.Different households must also not meet ‘indoors’ at pubs, bars and restaurants under the tighter restrictions.The new rules also apply to East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire.William Wragg, MP for the Hazel Grove, took to Twitter to voice his displeasure over Greater Manchester being treated as ‘one homogeneous area’, adding ‘to treat all 10 boroughs the same is not the right approach’.His constituency lies within Stockport which, while

confusion reigned.The new rules were announced just after 9pm last night, and came into force at midnight. However, even MPs said they had no idea how to answer specific concerns from their constituents given the rushed nature of the announcement.Thankfully the government has now published a helpful Questions and Answers article in a bid to provide clarity.Here it is:Your household – as defined in law – is only the people you live with.

Manchester Evening News readers have had their say on Facebook and Twitter.Ian Robinson said: "Everybody shouldn't be tarred with the same brush - there are towns in Greater Manchester that have done as told and have low infection rates."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 hereRebecca Mosbach posted: "Not surprised.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has tonight shared a list of the areas including Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East Lancashire where households are now banned from meeting each other indoors from midnight tonight.He tweeted: "We're constantly looking at the latest data on the spread of coronavirus, and unfortunately we've seen an increasing rate of transmission in parts of Northern England."We've been working with local leaders across the region, and today I chaired a meeting of the Local

enter their postcode to find figures for their area. The tool reveals area by area deaths in the period March to June where coronavirus was mentioned on a death certificate as a cause.The size of the circle on the map increases with a higher number of deaths.The latest ONS data also breaks down the death rates for each month.

tougher restrictions in a bid to prevent a local lockdown.Vulnerable and elderly people have been asked to continue shielding for another two weeks and residents are no longer allowed 'social visitors' to their homes.The 119 new cases recorded in the seven days to July 25 is up from 26 the previous week.Meanwhile, Stockport’s young adults have been asked to observe ‘covid-safe socialising’ after a spike in cases over the weekend.Town hall bosses say the number of 18 - 25 year olds testing

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