Bolton council leader begs don t lock us down as alarm intensifies over Covid-19 rates
The borough now has the highest Covid infection rates in the country.
The leader of Bolton council has spoken out against a further lockdown (Image: Copyright Unknown)
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Update on covid crisis in Bolton 11/5/2021 HEALTH bosses are on standby to administer the Covid jab to young people after coronavirus infection rates soared among that age group, it has been revealed.
Bolton currently has the second highest infection rate in the country, standing at 133.5 new positive cases per 100,000 - with a rise in cases seen among the young. The town also has among the highest rates of the Indian variant. The majority of new cases are believed to be of the Indian variant. Yesterday health chiefs in Bolton gave an update on what is being done to contain the infection, with surge testing and a drive on vaccinations in the Rumworth, Deane and Great Lever areas, which have all seen cases of the worrying Indian variant.
What is behind the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in Bolton and what s being done about it?
Questions are being asked ahead of plans to ease lockdown rules next week.
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Public health bosses in Bolton have linked rocketing Covid-19 infection rates with an increase in cases among the borough s young people.
The number of new cases per 100,000 people is nearly twice as high in those aged between 10-19 compared to the rest of the population and is fuelling the current trend of rising figures, the town s director of public health has said.
A vital new clinical assessment area has opened at the hospital, hoping to reduce A&E congestion. The new area was opened on February 1 and is part of the hospital s urgent care services to help reduce the congestion often seen in the A&E department. The hospital hopes this will also help minimise the spread of coronavirus at the site and help them move patients to the most appropriate place in the hospital to minimise the spread. It will help the medical team to be able to assess patients from a variety of areas properly before taking them (triaging) to the most appropriate department for care, or whether the patient can be discharged straight away.