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Ashlie Blakey

Coronavirus infection rates have risen in every single borough across Greater Manchester

Coronavirus infection rates have risen in every single borough across Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

Bolton, Rochdale, Oldham, Salford, Tameside, Manchester and Bury are now all on 'red alert' - imposed by the government when the infection rate goes above 50.

Wigan and Stockport have been moved to 'amber alert', along with Trafford.

The latest data shows that the infection rate has risen in every borough since the previous seven-day period.

Bolton's rate is continuing to soar - the infection rate reached 128.3 per 100,000 cases in the week ending September 5.

Strict new lockdown measures were imposed in the borough on Tuesday, mostly affecting the hospitality sector.

All restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs will now be restricted to takeaway only and will be required to close between 10pm and 5am.

Residents will also be banned from mixing with other households outside by law in Bolton.

The infection rate is also rising rapidly in Rochdale, increasing from 59.8 in the previous seven day period to 65.2.

Manchester and Tameside have also seen a significant rise in the infection rate.

Manchester now has a rate of 62.8 - it was recorded at 56.1 in the previous seven days.

In Tameside, the rate stands at 63.1. This has increased from 55.6.

In Oldham, where tighter restrictions have been in place for weeks, the rate was recorded at 63.7 in the week ending September 5. This has increased slightly from 61.2.

Salford has an infection rate of 63.4. It was recorded at 60.3 in the previous week.

Covid-19 infection rates now rising in every single Greater Manchester borough (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)

In Bury, the rate has risen to 56.5 - it was 50.8 the week before.

The infection rates in Trafford, Wigan and Stockport - which have remained relatively low in recent weeks - have increased in all three boroughs since the previous seven-day period. 

Trafford's rate has increased from 27 per 100,000 to 32, though the rate is decreasing week-on-week.

In Wigan, the rate is now 28.9 - it was 24 in the previous seven-day period.

Stockport's infection rate has increased from 22.5 to 26.2.

All three boroughs are now on 'amber alert'.

Although infection rates are rising, this has not been reflected in the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

NHS England data shows that weekly Covid-19 hospital deaths across the region peaked in April and the numbers have significantly dropped since.

The latest infection rate data comes as Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced a host of tighter restrictions for Bolton today (September 8).

The restrictions are in response to a 'very significant rise' in the number of coronavirus cases in Bolton with an infection rate of 120 cases per 100,000 - the highest in the country.

The health secretary blamed the rise 'partly due to socialising by people in their 20s and 30s' and the virus spreading 'significantly' at a number of pubs, discovered by contact tracing.

Household measures - preventing people from mixing with other households both indoors and outdoors - remain in place in Oldham.

In Manchester, Salford, Rochdale, Bury, Trafford and Tameside lockdown rules mean residents cannot mix with other households in homes or gardens, unless they are in a support bubble.

Wigan and Stockport have been released from the local lockdown measures.

 
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