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Wigan was also the happiest in Greater Manchester.The borough also recorded the lowest anxiety levels at2.6 out of 10.The Manchester Evening News asked MyWigan readers why they were so happy - but it turns out, it's a shocking place to live.
Here's what they said on Facebook:Elsie Hadcroft, who moved to Wigan from Australia, said: "All Lancashire people are really friendly and will always help anyone in need."Jean Prior added: "The people, and the beautiful scenery throughout the boroughs."Lynne
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Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise sharply across most of Greater Manchester with all ten boroughs now at the highest level of alert for the first time.Stockport and Trafford have now recorded an infection rate of more than 50 cases per 100,000 people in the local population - it's the first time the two boroughs have reached that milestone since the height of the pandemic in April.Manchester has also seen a significant rise in cases, registering 100 positive tests for three days in a
The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, September 19, 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
Manchester Evening News , said the man 'approached them, made some threats and produced a knife' as they played in the park area before lessons began.
coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, the latest figures for Greater Manchester show.
risen again today - to 177.Among the cases confirmed today is the full closure of a second primary school in Greater Manchester.St Luke's Primary in Heywood had already sent home pupils in Years 2, 3 and 6, but now it's been forced to shut to all year groups amid 'staffing issues'.While some schools continue to send home entire year groups, others have more recently been restricting self-isolations to close contacts of confirmed cases - using seating plans to help identify those individuals they
that the number of hospital admissions is 'creeping up'.Giving an update to councillors, Steve Taylor, managing director of Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation, said: “On Monday in intensive care there was one patient at Bury, four in Oldham and two in North Manchester.“In general beds there are four Covid patients in Bury, 12 in Oldham, 11 in North Manchester and nine in our infectious disease department."Meanwhile in Bolton, the infection rate is now above 200 cases per 100,000 people.
coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.
Manchester Evening News asked shoppers at The Rock in Bury town centre if they think a lockdown for the borough is on its way. Many of them all came out with one word: inevitable.
coronavirus cases.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use a press conference later today (Wednesday) to announce the change in the law after the number of daily positive Covid-19 cases in the UK rose to almost 3,000.The legal limit on social gatherings will be reduced from 30 - which the law allowed if people were from no more than two households - to six.Groups of more than six can be broken up by police.The new rule will apply to gatherings indoors and outdoors - including private homes, parks,
coronavirus cases.The latest data on coronavirus infection rates shows an increase in every Greater Manchester borough except Trafford.Bolton's rate continues to soar and has now reached 121.7 cases per 100,000 people.On Friday (September 4) health secretary Matt Hancock said that the easing has been made possible due to the hard work of 'residents, communities and local authorities', to bring infection rates down.He announced that casinos, bowling alleys and other leisure facilities can re-open
Salford has entered coronavirus red alert after the number of new infections in the city increased.
infection rates in Bolton are still too high to allow such businesses and services to reopen.
Data obtained by the NSPCC reveals 10,391 crimes were recorded by all 46 forces across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for 2019/20. The offences across the UK increased by 16% from the previous year where data from police forces is available and includes crimes that had a cyber element such as grooming, sexual assault and rape.
just as it tips into the ‘red’ category for infection levels, the threshold for which is 50 cases per 100,000.
remain in place in Oldham - which still has the highest infection rate in the region.Residents there can no longer socialise with anyone outside their household and can only use public transport if essential.Wigan, which has the lowest infection rate, remains lifted out of the increased measures.Meanwhile Salford, Bury, Manchester, Tameside and Rochdale all remain in local lockdown.Residents in these areas must continue to adhere to the rules which prohibit two households from meeting indoors or
Greater Manchester coronavirus press conference, Stockport council leader Elise Wilson said the borough's infection rates were within the government's 'acceptable levels'. She added: "Our infection data is showing a continued downward trend across all our areas."The levels that we have at the moment are within the government's acceptable levels.
In a U-turn on Tuesday, the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson said the government had changed its stance on the wearing of face masks in school settings.