BOLTON’S coronavirus infection rate is once again the highest in Greater Manchester. Despite the number of cases in the town falling, in line with the rest of the region and country, over recent weeks, it has not fallen at anywhere near the same rate as surrounding boroughs. The borough’s infection rate has stagnated around 280 per 100,000 residents recently while rates in the rest of Greater Manchester have fallen sharply. The variant that first appeared in the south east of the UK is said to be the most prevalent in Bolton, according to the council’s director for public health, Dr Helen Lowey.
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The number of new coronavirus cases is falling in every part of Greater Manchester.
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