Covid tests SURGE testing is to be rolled out in Bolton after coronavirus infection rates soared,The Bolton News, has learned. The borough continues to have second highest covid infection rate in the country after numbers of people testing positive for the virus soared and continue to increase particularly in Rumworth, Daubill and Lever Edge areas. This is the second time public health bosses will have carried out surge testing in Bolton. Mass testing in a bid to contain the virus could get underway tomorrow subject to approval. It comes as more cases of the Indian variant have been detected.
BOLTON has the second highest covid-19 rate in the country. Now Bolton s public health officers are urgently trying to find out why the infection rate has rocketed. As of Tuesday, only Hyndburn s infection rate was higher. Bolton s rate was up from 46.3 to 73.4, with 211 new cases and the borough was in the top five to record the biggest week-on-week rises. Director of public health at Bolton Council, Dr Helen Lowey said: “We are aware of a recent increase in covid cases in the borough, and a plan is in place to help us understand the causes behind this and prevent further spread.
BOLTON has the second highest covid-19 rate in the country. Now Bolton s public health officers are urgently trying to find out why the infection rate has rocketed. As of Tuesday, only Hyndburn s infection rate was higher. Bolton s rate was up from 46.3 to 73.4, with 211 new cases and the borough was in the top five to record the biggest week-on-week rises. Director of public health at Bolton Council, Dr Helen Lowey said: “We are aware of a recent increase in covid cases in the borough, and a plan is in place to help us understand the causes behind this and prevent further spread.
Covid-19 testing centre FORTY-FIVE temporary council workers are set to be recruited or have their contracts extended to help manage any further local outbreaks of Covid-19. Since June 2020 Bolton Council has been allocated £7.76m from central government as part of the public health test and trace service support grant and the contain outbreak management fund grant. The purpose of the grants is to provide support to local authorities in England in respect of the expenditure incurred in fighting outbreaks of the virus. In a report to councillors Helen Lowey, Bolton’s director of pubic health gave details of how the money has been allocated as part of Bolton’s Outbreak Management Plan.
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