Five Greater Manchester boroughs have been placed on 'red alert' after the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day since the height of the pandemic in April.
With rates soaring, Manchester, Bolton, Oldham, Salford and Tameside are on high alert after infection rates went above the government's 50 threshold.
While Rochdale, which saw a rate of 49.5 at the end of last week, is also teetering close to the red zone. The borough is, however, one of only two - along with Trafford - that hasn't seen infection rates rise on the previous seven days, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The latest data also shows that 283 positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in Greater Manchester on September 2. This is the highest number since
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