Coronavirus cases in Bury have almost doubled in the last week

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Bury has almost doubled in the last week. The borough's infection rate was 28.3 per 100,000 people for the week up to August 5, up from 14.7 on the week ending July 29.According to data from Public Health England, there were a total of 54 cases in Bury last week, a rise of 23 on the previous week.It means the borough, which remains on amber alert, currently has the fifth highest infection rate in Greater Manchester.The figures show that cases are still increasing in most of region, more than a week after lockdown restrictions were tightened.Oldham continues to have the most cases with 178 in the seven days prior to August 5, a jump of 39 from the previous week.Oldham's infection rate currently stands at 75.1 cases per 100,000 people.Cases.