Three more Greater Manchester primary schools shut completely amid Covid cases

Pennine Acute, which runs Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary, recorded 21 more deaths.

reached 539. Today a further 16 have been confirmed across the region. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. Today's list includes:The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed between now and the start of term. Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes:ManchesterSalfordGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with

reached 539.  Today a further 16 have been confirmed across the region - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to. Schools and councils aren't publishing this information, with the exception of Wigan Council, so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have

reached 525. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

predicted we would run out of ICU beds entirely by November 12.

Bury Church of England High School, which has sent three year groups home, Dean Trust Ardwick, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, and Wardle Academy and Newhouse Academy, both in Rochdale, where all Year 9s have been sent home.

topped 500. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 489. Now a further 22 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 489. Today a further 22 have been confirmed across the region, including a number of Wigan schools, where the council is the only local authority in Greater Manchester to release its own weekly update showing which ones have been affected across the borough.

full closure of one school following an outbreak of the virus.Etchells Primary School, in Cheadle, Stockport, shut on Tuesday with the headteacher saying the quick spread of the virus was partly due to children displaying different symptoms to those mostly associated with Covid.Rather than having a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to their sense of smell or taste, the youngsters complained of headaches, fatigue, aches – especially in the neck and shoulders - as well

reached 474. Now a further 15 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 459. Now a further 15 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 459. Today a further 15 have been confirmed across the region. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. Today's list includes:The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed between now and the start of term. Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes:ManchesterSalfordGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox

“At present no children have tested positive for coronavirus. and we think this is due to the quick and prompt actions of the school and the public health bodies who we are working closely with.“This was not an easy decision to take as it is vitally important we help pupils catch up for education time lost during this pandemic.

Johnny Marr has praised Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, for leading legal action against the UK government over the detrimental impact that a local lockdown would have on the hospitality sector in the north of England.News of this legal challenge comes ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected announcement today (October 12) of a three-tier lockdown strategy for England in order to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases.

a third of the region's primary and secondary schools have been impacted by positive cases among pupils, staff, or both. While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have occurred since the beginning of September.

reached 389.Today a further 21 have been confirmed across the region. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. Today's list includes:The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have been confirmed between now and the start of term. Some may have now finished isolating and returned to their classes:ManchesterSalfordGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with

reached 389. Now a further 21 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 380.Today a further nine have been confirmed across the region.

with each other rather than, for example, being linked to any obvious large workplace outbreak.