Wigan in the seven days up to February 27. The figure is up from 24 the previous week and marks a 112pc increase.According to figures from Public Health England, the infection rate for Abram & Bickershaw has soared to 604.6 cases per 100,000 people, the highest rate anywhere in the region.The M.E.N.
understands that the vast majority of cases were recorded at HMP Hindley, although the Ministry of Justice would not confirm how many.It is not clear how many of those affected are staff or how many are prisoners.The North West representative for the Prison Officer's Association, Terry McCarthy, recently told the M.E.N.
that mass testing had begun at HMP Hindley on February 23 due to an increase in cases.Transfers to the prison were also stopped.
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