just as it tips into the ‘red’ category for infection levels, the threshold for which is 50 cases per 100,000. That trigger is normally one of those used by the government when considering stricter interventions, such as those used previously in Leicester and Oldham.Numbers have risen sharply since the government announced on Friday that Bolton was to be released from restrictions tomorrow - a move that was supported at the time by both the council and Greater Manchester.Over the weekend infection rates then rose both there and in Trafford, which is also due to come out from midnight despite opposition from the local authority.
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