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09.06.2021 - 09:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Rochdale residents have welcomed Government action to control the spike in Covid-19 cases across Greater Manchester.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a 'strengthened support package' to combat the 'Delta' variant of the disease, first identified in India.
This follows the success of similar emergency measures in Bolton, where the infection rate is now falling.
In Rochdale, there has been a 57pc increase in Covid
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Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in eight of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs, figures published today showed.
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Greater Manchester is poised to get extra vaccinations, military support and a school mask-wearing rule to drive down Covid rates, it is understood, as numbers have begun doubling week-on-week in most areas and hospital admissions have started to rise.