New figures have revealed a spike in the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Bolton after 17 patients were reported to have died.
The data, provided by Public Health England, shows that four people died in the town's hospitals after contracting the virus on Friday, with a further five on Saturday, seven on Sunday and one yesterday.
There can be delays in the reporting of deaths which could put the actually figure for the last few days above 17.
But, adding up the latest data available would mean that 339 people have now died in Bolton since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
This includes 110 patients who have passed away during the second wave of the disease, accounting for around one third of the total number of deaths in the borough.
However, the rate of new infections in the town has begun to fall in recent days.
Bolton now has an infection rate of 449 new cases for every 100,000 people.
This puts the conurbation below Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Salford and Wigan in terms of the spread of new cases.
It is still above the regional average of 440.5 cases per 100,000 and some way over the national average, which sits at 271.8 and is up 10 per cent week-on-week, suggesting the virus is yet to peak in many other areas of the country.
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