How Bolton and rest of Greater Manchester compares to England's latest coronavirus infection rates
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Bolton is way ahead of England's local 315 authority areas in the number of coronavirus cases after an outbreak there which was caused by the Indian variant.
New figures show of the local areas in England, 135 (43 per cent) have seen a rise in rates, 164 (52 per cent) have seen a fall and 16 are unchanged.
Bolton in Greater Manchester continues to have the highest rate, with 920 new cases in the seven days to May 15 – the equivalent of 319.9 cases per 100,000 people.
This is up from 161.4 in the seven days to May 8. Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire has the second highest rate, up from 96.2 to 145.0, with 217 new cases.
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