infection rate in the borough is 165.9 cases per 100,000 people - down 20pc from the previous week. Councillor Greenhalgh believes that if the downward trajectory continues, the infection rate will be below 150 by the time that the tiers are reviewed next Wednesday (December 16).
That would bring Bolton below England's infection rate, which is 156.2 cases per 100,000 people and rising. Coun Greenhalgh said: "It is great news that our cases continue to come down in Bolton.
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