Oldham’s coronavirus infection rate is highest since peak of pandemic

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this link.- The government uses this data to determine whether to put a region into local lockdown. It would also be used to decide if local restrictions should be lifted.- The number of people being tested is rising, which will lead to the number of positive tests rising.

However, there is no publicly accessible data for how many tests were conducted in all areas, so it is not possible to compare these.- The government uses the cases per 100,000 rate to decide on local lockdownsDeath rates are going down and there were no deaths recorded at any Greater Manchester hospital for three days running over the weekend.Also, the number of people being tested is rising, which will lead to the number of positive tests rising.