Helen Lowey: Last News

Bolton’s remaining lateral flow test site will close tomorrow (March 31 ) following changes to national legislation. The government announced in February that free testing for most citizens would end on March 31.

the borough.The third national lockdown pushed infections down by just 37 per cent, from an infection rate of 359.9 on January 5 - when the new rules were implimented.Out of 315 local authorities across England, only four areas saw infections drop by a smaller percentage.In North West Leicestershire and Barnsley, infections fall by just one per cent less than in Bolton.New cases in Bradford dropped by 28 per cent during the third lockdown.The UK average was a fall of 76.1 per cent.Rutland saw the slowest drop in cases, with the infection rate falling just 14 per cent under the new rules.Dr Helen Lowey, Bolton Council’s director of public health, warned rates remain high across the area, and restrictions may not be eased unless they drop.She

The number of people to have tested positive for coronavirus in Bolton has increased for a fourth week in a row – but the mayor of Greater Manchester says a full local lockdown of the region is not yet necessary.There were 27.1 positive tests of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the borough in the seven days up to August 8, rising from 23 the week before.Bolton is following the general trend in Greater Manchester – although Oldham has shot up to 108.8 and Wigan remains much lower at 7.3.The region's mayor Andy Burnham has written to the health secretary urging him not to enforce a Leicester-style local lockdown in any borough.Bolton douncil’s director of public health Dr Helen Lowey has warned against complacency as coronavirus continues to