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hereBolton still has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester - 231.That's followed by Manchester (207) and Bury (193).The figures, for the seven days to September 25, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government's testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.Data for the most recent three days - September 26-28 - has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.Knowsley has the highest rate in England, with 422 new cases recorded in the seven days to September 25 - the equivalent of 279.7 cases per 100,000 people, the figures show.This is up from 152.5 in the seven days to September 18.Burnley has the

Wanderers have lost the opening three matches of their League Two campaign, the most recent of which came at home against Newport County on Saturday. The Exiles claimed a 2-0 victory after two strikes from Tristan Abrahams after the break condemned Bolton to defeat and left them 22nd in the fourth tier of English football.

hereData for the most recent three days has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.Burnley is currently the place with the highest infection rate in the UK - with it standing at 269.9 per 100,000 people.Knowsley has the second highest rate, up from 137.2 to 265.1 with 400 new cases.Liverpool is in third place, where the rate has risen from 146.6 to 251.8, with 1,254 new cases.Bolton has the fifth highest infection rate in the country, with Manchester the ninth highest.Every Greater Manchester borough is still on red alert, with all infection rates above the national average of 53.4 per 100,000.Only Bolton and Manchester have an infection rate higher than 200.The infection rates in the other eight areas of Greater

University of Manchester, said: "I can't talk for all areas, but what I've seen happening generally is that as there has been an increase in the community, there has been increase in school cases.

Up to half a million ­survivors of ­coronavirus with crippling long-term ­symptoms may be the latest ­victims of ­go­vernment bungling.

Burnley has overtaken Bolton as England's top coronavirus hotspot and Liverpool has climbed to No2 while the rate of new infections jumps across the country.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.It has been revealed West Lothian is currently above the national average for cornavirus cases.In total there have been 58 positive tests in the county in the latest week from September 16 - 22, a rise of 30 cases from the previous week.This meant that there were 32 people infected per 100,000 in West Lothian but the national average for Scotland is 23 per 100,000.Positive tests keep on returning and the 486 cases reported in Scotland yesterday (September 24) and 558 today represent the biggest daily jumps since the pandemic started back in March.Yesterday a further 57 new positive tests were returned in Lothian, with seven people currently in

The number of UK coronavirus cases has shot up by 6,874 in the highest ever daily increase.

New coronavirus restrictions will come into force at midnight for Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool due to a rise in infections.

The number of people with active coronavirus cases in England almost doubled in a week.

Bolton 218.4 (628), 201.0 (578)South Tyneside 205.3 (310), 100.7 (152)Burnley 204.7 (182), 112.5 (100)Knowsley 204.2 (308), 124.0 (187)Newcastle upon Tyne 193.2 (585), 69.0 (209)Liverpool 192.2 (957), 116.9 (582)Blackburn with Darwen 181.0 (271), 128.9 (193)Halton 177.7 (230), 87.3 (113)Bury 174.4 (333), 112.0 (214)Hyndburn 172.7 (140), 148.1 (120)Preston 172.6 (247), 134.1 (192)Manchester 165.7 (916), 85.6 (473)Oldham 162.8 (386), 115.6 (274)Pendle 158.5 (146), 89.0 (82)Rochdale 155.6 (346), 90.4 (201)Sunderland 153.0 (425), 81.0 (225)Rossendale 146.9 (105), 113.3 (81)Bradford 142.5 (769), 93.6 (505)Wirral 139.8 (453), 108.0 (350)Gateshead 138.6 (280), 87.1 (176)Salford 136.8 (354), 99.7 (258)Warrington 131.9 (277), 104.8 (220)Tameside

Cardiff and Swansea are set to go into local lockdown on Sunday after a huge rise in infections.

miscarriages. Jodi Gray, who is more than 16 weeks pregnant, began having contractions on Tuesday afternoon and called the maternity unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.The 25-year-old was told medics would not be able to see her in person because she was just days short of the 17 week cut off point.

18 positive tests among staff and students at Philips High School in Prestwich - and these have definitely had an impact on the overall spike, Mrs Jones said.

More than 4,000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Greater Manchester in a single week.The total number of cases has gone up by 4,322 in the seven days to September 21.Every single borough across the region remains on red alert.Bolton still has the highest infection rate in the country with 218.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending September 21.In Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside and Wigan the infection rates are still well above 100.Trafford has the lowest rate in the region with 71.2 cases per 100,000 people.In recent days, infection rates have continued to climb in both Stockport and Wigan.As such, local leaders are expected to imposing tougher restrictions in the two boroughs.Ministers held their

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Following the news that pubs are set to close earlier under new restrictions, the last thing people will want to hear is that gin supply is under threat.An invasive plant disease is putting the UK gin industry at risk and therefore putting a chance of a cheeky G&T on the line.According to new research, the Phytophthora austrocedri pathogen has been found to be spreading through juniper trees in Scotland, which produces 70% of the spirit across the four nations.And it might not be just gin that is under threat.Experts at the Plant Health Centre, including Professor Fiona Burnett from Scotland’s Rural College, warn other spirits such as whisky could also be hit by disease.Prof Burnett said: "Plant Health Week is a chance to flag that everyone

quickly rising in Bury.The town now has the second highest infection rate in Greater Manchester - second only to Bolton where the rate is 212.8.Bury recorded 173.3 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending September 20.More than 300 people in the borough tested positive for Covid-19 in just one week for the first time since the pandemic began.Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside and Wigan all still have infection rates above 100.And the rate of infection is still rising in Stockport and Trafford, which currently have rates of 70.5 and 61.1 per 100,000 people in the week ending September 20 respectively.One more person died in hospital in Greater Manchester after testing positive for Covid-19 according to the latest figures released on

If you remember, Amanda Kloots documented her husband Nick Cordero‘s over 90 day hospital battle with Coronavirus before his tragic death on July 5.

Another Greater Manchester town is soaring up the UK's coronavirus infection rate tables at a worrying rate.