Coronavirus cases 'double in most English areas under long-term local lockdowns'
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mirror.co.ukCoronavirus cases have doubled in the majority of English cities and towns that are subject to long-term local lockdowns. It comes amid growing concern that restrictions are confusing and done “on the cheap”.
In 11 out of 16 English cities and towns where restrictions were imposed nine weeks ago, the infection rate has at least doubled, Guardian analysis has found.
It shows cases in five areas of Greater Manchester rising faster than the England average in that time. In Wigan, cases have risen from seven per 100,000 residents to 102 in that period.
Not all eleven areas were named. But the analysis showed cases in Wigan, Bolton and Bury had all roughly quadrupled since restrictions were imposed on 31 July, in a much faster rise than rates
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