The three areas in Greater Manchester where there are more coronavirus cases than Aberdeen

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coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland - the highest rise in cases since May 16.But there have now been no new deaths related to the killer virus since July. Latest figures show the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the country now stands at 15,096.

Coronavirus infection rates went down in all ten areas of Greater Manchester today as there was further evidence the recent spike in cases in the region may have passed its peak.The rate in Oldham fell from 78.9 to 71.7 on the same day as the government announced extra restrictions on households in the borough.And the infection rate in Manchester, which had been at 49 for the last two days - dropped down to 44.9 in the official data published this afternoon.Across Greater Manchester there were

Salford in the week ending August 16, up from 63 in the previous week. The jump in cases marked an increase of just over 50 pc.

can be downloaded at this link.The number of coronavirus cases across Greater Manchester began to rise around July 16th and local lockdown measures were announced on July 30th.The case numbers continued to rise up until the end of last week but in recent days have levelled out and may now be falling.There has been no related increase in the number of hospital admissions with Covid-19 or people diagnosed with Covid-19 while in hospital and the majority of recent positive cases have been through

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland is not in the midst of a second coronavirus wave despite a recent spike in cases. The First Minister said at the Scottish Government's briefing on Wednesday that the increase - from two daily cases in early July to 50 in the most recent figures - is a "spike in the first wave".She added it is not clear if there will be a second wave of the virus.

higher number of cases than Alexander Park and Werneth.But both Oldham neighbourhoods have seen a fall in the number of infections over the last week with Alexandra Park's figure dropping by more than a third from 72 to 44.Elsewhere there's a concentration of cases around central and east Manchester with Piccadilly, Ancoats, Ardwick, Beswick, Openshaw, Belle Vue, West Gorton and Levenshulme North all reporting between 10 and 13 cases.Meanwhile, the number of cases in Wigan remains the lowest in

published by NHS England, includes hospital discharges from March 20,  the first day of national lockdown, until August 9.

Up to 6,000 children who normally would have been referred to social services in Greater Manchester have potentially been missed during lockdown.Social care professionals are calling for a change in approach to tackle the ‘hidden harm’ faced by children who are stuck at home with abusive family members while schools remain closed.Alison Alexander, the CEO of children’s services support organisation Cornerstone, said referrals have dropped in many parts of the UK by 50pc, and by up to 75pc in

hereProgress will be assessed throughout the weekend and early next week.Health minister Edward Argar said: “I’d like to thank everyone in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Leicester for their continued patience in following these vital rules put in place to tackle the spread of the disease – I know it hasn’t been easy."We will review the measures again next week as part of our ongoing surveillance and monitoring of the latest data."It is essential we all remain vigilant

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.

Aberdeen bar have hit out at other pubs in the city after the area was put into strict lockdown.

Covid cases has broken out in the Greater Glasgow area. The First Minister said there were 17 confirmed cases in Scotland's largest health board yesterday - which includes the city as well as the neighbouring council areas of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

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

coronavirus cluster, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today.

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.

here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded it would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said