The North West is home to a quarter of the UK's coronavirus cases - but region has 'only 15 per cent' of national capacity

hereOn Friday, it emerged that the coronavirus R rate is stubbornly above one and is continuing to creep up, which suggests "widespread growth of the epidemic across the country".Data released by Sage shows the estimate for R for the whole of the UK is between 1.3 and 1.6.Last week, the R number was lower - at between 1.2 and 1.5.And the latest daily growth rate range for the UK is from + 5 per cent a day to + 9.The latest figures on the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases were at the 6,900 mark

Manchester Evening News.Pupils will be able to return on October 15 according to guidance from Public Health England.

More than 7,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.This is only slightly less than yesterday's figures which were the highest ever amount recorded since the pandemic began.The number of deaths has also increased by 71 - the same as Tuesday's figure which was the highest daily total of deaths since July 1.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 7,108 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of

here“If schools are to remain open during this second wave, tests need to be readily available for everyone so that those who get negative results can get back into school quickly.”The DfE statistics, based on responses from 76 per cent of state schools, suggest that hardly any schools have completely closed with 99 per cent of state schools recorded as open on September 17.

Another 3,899 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the past 24 hours.As of 4pm on Sunday September 20, there has been a further 18 deaths confirmed in the past day - with the UK death toll now at 41,777.Figures from the Department of Health show that overall, 394,257 cases have been confirmed in the UK since the start of the pandemic.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,500 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19

Another 4,422 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the past 24 hours.And there has been a further 27 deaths in the past day - with the UK death toll now at 41,759.Figures from the Department of Health show that overall, 390,358 cases have been confirmed in the UK since the start of the pandemic.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,500 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.A

coronavirus have been recorded in the UK.Another 27 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours, bringing the UK death toll to 41,732.Data from the Department of Health show that 385,936 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK since the start of the pandemic.On Thursday, 3,400 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, meaning there has been a jump of 1,000 cases in 24 hours.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,500 deaths

Nicola Sturgeon takes questions on coronavirus in parliament.The First Minister announced 290 new cases in the past 24 hours and hinted at new nationwide lockdown restrictions.Earlier, Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise.