1/1 MOBILE testing units are being rolled out in Bolton as surge testing gets underway in the borough s coronavirus hotspots. And people living, working or studying in Rumworth, Deane or Great Lever are being urged to get tested at the units. Bolton currently has the second highest infection rate in the country. Covid infection rates in the BL 3 area have increased with Rumworth South seeing cases rocket by 500 per cent, with a infection rate of 359.3 per 100,000 people. In Lever Edge, part of Great Lever, cases have increased by 40 per cent. The mass testing programme has been implemented after more cases of the South African and Indian variant were detected in Bolton.
1/1 MOBILE testing units are being rolled out in Bolton as surge testing gets underway in the borough s coronavirus hotspots. And people living, working or studying in Rumworth, Deane or Great Lever are being urged to get tested at the units. Bolton currently has the second highest infection rate in the country. Covid infection rates in the BL 3 area have increased with Rumworth South seeing cases rocket by 500 per cent, with a infection rate of 359.3 per 100,000 people. In Lever Edge, part of Great Lever, cases have increased by 40 per cent. The mass testing programme has been implemented after more cases of the South African and Indian variant were detected in Bolton.
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Bolton now has the fourth highest coronavirus infection rate in the country
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Bolton has the fourth-highest infection rate in Greater Manchester (Image: ABNM Photography)
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Coronavirus has wreaked a devastating toll on all our lives and communities.
Tragically the total number of covid-related deaths in Greater Manchester has now exceeded 7,500.
The coronavirus infection rate has fallen significantly across Bolton, with all areas now recording an infection rate below 300 per 100,000 people. Many boroughs are also recording fewer cases than the national average, with lockdown measures set to be eased slightly tomorrow and many children returning to school. Little Hulton North recorded the most amount of cases in the borough in the seven days leading to March 1 with 22 cases in total giving the area an infection rate of 262.7 cases if shown over 100,000 people. Tonge recorded the next highest infection rate, despite recording fewer cases according to the latest figures. Tonge recorded 24 new positive Covid-19 cases to March 1, equalling a rate of 257.9 cases if spread over 100,00 people.