Three Greater Manchester boroughs will be released from extra lockdown restrictions next week, government confirms

According to the latest figures, the number of coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester has increased by around 50 per cent in one day.

more stringent restrictions on social gatherings anyway.The increase in infection rates is concerning to public health officials, given that there have been widespread complaints of people unable to get tested across Greater Manchester.In Oldham, people with symptoms were turned away from three walk-in testing sites with one MP claiming the online booking system has 'fallen over'.

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.

Parts of Greater Manchester remain under local lockdown measures - but for how much longer?Restrictions have been in place for more than five weeks now, and only two boroughs have seen a full lifting of local lockdown measures.Residents of Wigan and Stockport are now under national guidance while people living in Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Tameside, Rochdale and Bury are still prevented from mixing with other households in their homes and gardens.Oldham and Bolton are seeing the strictest

coronavirus cases in a day since April, the latest figures show.

a leaked Public Health England document report suggested links between areas with the highest concentrations of coronavirus and deprivation, poor housing and ethnicity. 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 here The analysis, leaked to The Observer, was written for local government leaders and is said to relate to the north west.

in addition to a household mixing ban indoors, residents will continue to be advised to avoid mixing with anyone from another household anywhere.

number of hospital admissions for Covid-19 has slightly increased, which health bosses said was something 'we were really trying to avoid.'The borough's infection is continuing to rise, and stands at 39.3 per 100,000 people in the week ending August 31. There were 93 new cases of the virus recorded there in the last seven days, an increase of 86 per cent week-on-week.

'sudden, concerning and unpredicted', has prompted council and health leaders to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning. Separate government figures show there were 40 new cases recorded on Thursday in Bolton.

both boroughs are due to be released from local lockdown.The boroughs, along with Tameside, have seen a marked increase in cases - all three areas are in the 'amber zone' for infection rates.A total of 272 positive coronavirus cases were added in Greater Manchester today.Cases have doubled week on week in Bolton (in the week ending Aug 28).

Manchester Evening News understands. A senior source confirmed the news, which was later announced by the government on Friday evening.It means people will soon be able to visit friends and family members in different households and more businesses will be able to reopen in the town.

Bury and Bolton. From Wednesday (September 2), both Burnley and Hyndburn will no longer have local restrictions in place stopping people from visiting residents' homes and private gardens.

Manchester Evening New that the borough will no longer be subject to the extra regulations which have applied to the region for the past month.The government is yet to confirm when the change will come into effect.It means people living in the borough will once again be allowed to socialise in groups of up to two households indoors.They will also be able to stay overnight at somebody else’s home - but must try to social distance.The relaxation means they can also book close contact services such

hereIt is understood restrictions will be lifted next week.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said that Bolton has the backing of Greater Manchester's leaders.He said: "There's a very much changed position in Bolton and Stockport and consistent with what we said last week where Wigan had a very different position, we're obviously following that approach this week."There's a political consensus within those boroughs now to ask the government to remove the restriction on social gatherings in the home introduced at the back end of July."Mr Burnham will

reviewed the blanket restrictions across the whole of the region and decided to make two key changes.

as it announced Oldham would be subject to further social mixing measures this week due to higher infection rates, meaning it has managed to avoid an economic lockdown of pubs, restaurants and shops.Wigan is being entirely taken out of Greater Manchester’s existing measures from Wednesday, a move that was first demanded by Leigh's Tory MP James Grundy and subsequently by the mayor and ten councils.From next week, however, the approach will become even more localised. Each week councils subject

the Manchester Evening News understands.

hereThe latest data gives infection rates up until Sunday, August 16, as there is a delay of up to three days before the full results are reported.The weekly infection rate in Oldham rose slightly, to 84.4 per 100,000 population but there continues to be a downward trend in the borough, with cases falling by 20 per cent week-on-week.However, infection rates are still rising in Manchester, Salford and Bury.Manchester had an infection rate of 49.0 per 100,000 population in the week up to August 16