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A ‘steady rise’ in the number of cases of coronavirus in the over 65s age group is causing concern in Trafford, while hints have been made that bonfire night celebrations could be stopped.The borough’s Director for Public Health, Eleanor Roaf and council officers gave an update to public engagement board this morning.Trafford currently sits 36th highest in the country for its infection rates, with a current rate of 322.7 per 100,000 people.Ms Roaf warned: “If we don’t all change our behaviour a bit, people are going to be seriously ill.“It’s a fast moving situation, the relatively good news that we have at the moment is that our rates are stabilising in Trafford, although they are stabilising at a much higher level, at over 300 per 100,000

Wigan now has the second highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.The town has overtaken Manchester, where rates have dropped for the seventh day in a row.Numbers in Manchester have now gone down by 25 per cent from their peak level rate of 583.5 on Oct 3.There has been a big increase in infection rates in Wigan, which at the end of August had the lowest figures in Greater Manchester.A total of 435.1 per 100,000 of the population tested positive in the town in the week ending October 14, according to the latest Public Health England figures.In the same period, Bolton recorded a 24pc rise in week-on-week infection rates, up to 377.7 per 100,000 of the population.It means there were 210 more cases recorded than the previous

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Teachers are calling for a two week half-term in October to help contain the spread of coronavirus.The National Education Union (NEU) said the move could allow the Government to "get in control of the test, track and trace system and get cases lower, to allow the system to work better".The call comes after new data from the ONS showed there was an estimated average of 27,900 new cases per day of Covid-19 between October 2 and 8 across the UK.The latest infection figures show the number of cases in Manchester has fallen for the fifth day running, however.The city still has the highest infection rate in the region at 460 cases per 100,000 people - but there has been a steady fall since the peak of 582 on October 6.The rest of Greater

Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Bolton in a week, according to the latest figures. In the week ending October 12, 1,003 cases were recorded in the borough.It is the first time that more than 1,000 cases have been recorded in a week since the onset of the pandemic.Although, rates are likely to have been higher during the peak in April, when only pillar 1 hospital testing was being carried out.The latest data is calculated using both pillar 1 and pillar 2 community testing.Bolton's infection rate currently stands at 348.8, meaning there are that many positive cases per 100,000 people.

hereThe R rate would be growing faster in the UK if it wasn't for the restrictions in place, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.The R rate - the number of transmission rate - in the UK is currently between 1.3 and 1.5.Explaining a series of slides, Sir Patrick said: “What you can see is that the R hasn’t gone back to where it was and where it would be in an unmitigated epidemic of this disease which would be at about three.“So it has gone up, the epidemic is growing, probably between four per cent and seven per cent per day, but that R hasn’t gone right back up and the reason it hasn’t is because of the measures everyone is already taking.”He said there was transmission growth “pretty much across the country” now with the

Boris Johnson has delivered an ultimatum to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham - telling him to drop his demands for more support for the city or face rising deaths.

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Neil Doncaster has urged Celtic and Rangers fans to avoid meeting up for Saturday's game.The Glasgow pair face off for the first time this season and there are fears that some supporters could gather to watch the game with pubs shut.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon even warned fans not to travel to England to watch the game, and one Rangers pub in Blackpool has shut their doors after receiving requests from travelling supporters.Now Doncaster is desperate for fans to continue acting as they have so far this season and keep showing they can be trusted to return to stadia across the country in the near future.With the Championship, League One and League Two also returning this week, it's the first time all 42 clubs will be in action in one

Frankie Bridge has revealed she spent the night in A&E with her son Parker after another croup attack.The 31 year old opened up about her son's experiences with the infection last year and has now told fans he was left struggling to breathe overnight. Former The Saturdays singer Frankie shared an image of herself cuddling her seven year old son to social media to announce the news.

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 A third fan commented: “Take care beautiful lady.”A spokesperson for Katie told MailOnline: “Katie is recovering well in hospital after an operation on her right eye, the eye which still has sight.  “The operation was a skin graft to her upper eyelid using skin from her left arm. “She is currently resting to minimise the threat of infection and to ensure a quick recovery. “Katie thanks everyone for their care and warm wishes.”Katie has now had to undergo more than 350 operations since the attack. She underwent reconstructive eye surgery back in September, explaining that she had scar tissue from her left eyelid and skin taken from the inside of her upper arm to build a new lid.Speaking about the surgery to her eye at the time, Katie said:

were told today the figure may change as more data is released by the national test and trace system.

Coronavirus infections continue to surge in England's worst-hit hotspots with some areas nearly doubling the number of cases in the space of a week.

Covid-19 infection rates in Manchester are beginning to level off with around 450 fewer cases reported in the last week as cases amongst students begin to fall.Manchester reported a record number of cases last week with 582 per 100,000 people, a spike driven by the return of 74,000 students to the city.But the figures are now around 448 cases per 100,000, though city councillors were told this figure may change as more data is released by the national test and trace system.The most notable change is the 17-21 age group no longer dominating the total number of new infections in the city, having accounted for over 55 per cent of them in early October.Instead, this figure has now levelled off to around 25 per cent, a meeting of Manchester

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